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Single Mom and Dating Again: Things You Should Know
You have decided to take the plunge and start dating again. Yes, you are a single mom whether by divorce, choice, widowed or the ever popular loser boyfriend. No matter how you got there you are now a single mom. Getting back out into the dating scene can be a bit intimidating. Things have definitely changed; ... »
Verbal and Emotional Abuse: My Story
One of my aims in life is to speak out against verbal and emotional abuse because it often is not recognized as a genuine form of abuse. I regularly include segments on this topic in my classes on emotions, love and relationships. I was actually surprised to find myself in that situation without knowing... »
Priority or Option…Knowing where you fit in
I’ve been thinking about something that Steve Harvey has talked about in regard to relationships. He stated that you should never make someone a priority who has made you an option. This is a very powerful statement. Whether dealing with a boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife, brother/sister, mother/father or a friend in general, you should always be able... »
How Twitter almost made me hate Valentine’s Day
I was really just minding my business. After a flurry of trending topics, passive aggressive Facebook updates, disgruntled inspired blog posts and helpful hints that weren’t really that helpful, I just couldn’t help but be drawn into the fray. People were having problems. And I didn’t want any problems. But everywhere I looked it... »
Getting Over a Breakup….
Getting over a breakup is never easy. It is not something that one enjoys going through. If you are going through a breakup just remember that it has happened to almost everyone. Just take one day at a time. Steps to recovering from a breakup: Get out of the house! Don’t sit in the house and have... »
Solo mom or single mom?
The other day at the park, while meeting another mom she asked me “Are you a single mom or a solo mom?” I didn’t understand what she was asking, so I asked her to clarify. She explained that a single mom is someone where there is another parent involved, so there is typically financial... »
21st Century Dating
When I reentered the dating world five plus years ago, it was quite a shock to my system. I had come out of a fifteen year marriage, that I had entered soon after ending a four year marriage, that I had begun about a year after my high school graduation. I can count the number of dates... »
“I Love You” To Me
Try all you want, but you can’t love someone else until you really love yourself. You can’t really love yourself until you really know yourself. You can’t really know yourself until you spend ample time on your own, swirling around the debris that gets dropped in your own personal stream. Realizing that I had never truly... »
Help! I’m In Love With A LIAR!
This is a title that will catch most people’s attention simply because curiosity is a part of every human being. Now, what does it mean to seek help if you feel you are in love with a liar? How does one fall in love with said ‘liar’? Is it the empty promises and lies that... »
Single Mom Notebook: How To Talk To The Ex
Although Tiger and his wife have been one of the most recent high profile couples fighting a very public battle, we still remember Jon and Kate Plus 8. Towards the end, Jon and Kate Plus 8 taught single moms how not to talk to the Ex., i.e. through lawyers, the TV Show and media in general. When couples... »
