Tag Archive
The Top 10 Single Mom Myths of All Time
“Welfare broodmares,” “crack-addicted thieves,” “parasites” and “cougars with kids in tow” are just some of the terms media personalities have used to keep the single mom myths alive. The myth of the broken home should have been debunked by now so I had to check twice that I wasn’t reading a 1980s article from Google News... »
Book Review: The Complete Single Mother-Third Edition
There is no right or wrong way to become a single mother. Sometimes it happens by chance. Sometimes it happens by choice. Whatever your situation may be, going at it alone is never easy. Others may look down on you and at times you may even look down on yourself. When it comes to... »
10 Rules for Dating My Mommy!
I remember standing outside speaking with a male friend of mine when my daughter called me from my parents’ house. Upon quizzing me about my whereabouts (I’m starting to wonder who’s really the parent here) she proceeds to ask me about this “friend” that I was with. This wasn’t the first time that my... »
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... »
Single and Happy
In my early dating days it seemed as though as soon as I exited one relationship I was right back in another. I’m not sure if dating was my hobby, each guy I dated just happened to be my “Mr. Right” at the time, or if I had a fear of being alone. Now that I... »
“Single Parent Empty Nest Syndrome”
As if being a single parent isn’t challenging enough, suddenly one day you’re faced with an empty nest. I think back to the year that my son graduated from high school. He had been accepted to a Tier 1 liberal arts college and we were so excited. I felt so proud I could hardly contain myself... »
