Tag: single mom
Love is (Not) All We Need
To write about love is ambitious. The topic has been explored through art and writing for arguably as long as humans have existed. Love...
What I See From Here; Through the Eyes of a Solo...
From where I sit
I see piles
of folded laundry
waiting to be put away.
Mail on the counter.
Library books
(some overdue)
towering on the table near the door.
Shoes...
So. Many....
The Silver Linings of Shared Custody According to a Divorced Mom
Divorced mom life comes with a range of challenges as I mentioned in an earlier post (which you should go read). However, there are...
A Divorced Mom’s Daily Challenges from Having Only One Set of...
This message is brought to you by a divorced mom who would just like to get it out there that divorced life as a...
Sex after Kids: Sex, Body Positivity, and the Single Mom
Since my experience of childbirth and motherhood was immediately followed by the twin whammies of separation and divorce, then endless months of not sleeping...
Single Motherhood: My Life and Path to Becoming a Single Mom
There are some paths in life that you can choose, plan for and be prepared for, and then there are those paths that choose...
My Best Friend
You know those women with one best friend?
A friend like a sister, a forever partner in crime, and a soulmate. The sort of epic...
My Virtual Friends
There’s something tragic and comical about being an extroverted stay-at-home single mom. I spend most of my time with my 5 year-old daughter, and...
Single Mom Breaks Up with Online Dating
After 4 and 1/2 years of sporadic online dating, punctuated by several lovely relationships, I shared my experiences with online dating as a single...
Single Mom’s Guide to Divorce
Dedicated to my friend, as she faces divorce.
Dear friend,
There is no realization quite like the sinking certainty that your marriage can not continue. The...
Single Mom, Dating
I could write a novel about dating as a single mom.
One day, I may. The real question is, would I file my novel under Science Fiction, or Horror?...
Advice from a Spectacular Failure
Occasionally, it's nice to get unsolicited advice.
People tell me that I give good advice, and I don't think they're entirely wrong. The thing is,...
Parenting from a Broken Place
For a number of years, I parented from a very broken place.
(I never realized the time was going by and that I couldn't get...
I’m a Bisexual Single Mom, and My Sexuality Matters
I'm a 40 year old single mom, and I've been out as bisexual for almost 25 years.
Out to my friends and family, out at...