Single dad Matt Logelin is a “hero,” while single moms carry on

First, for the record, no one would want to trade places with Matt Logelin.
If you don’t know his story yet — which was profiled in a recent People magazine spread and featured at AOL.com — please read about Matt, Liz, and Madeleine here.
We applaud Matt for using his tragic experience to launch a non-profit in [...]

How to dress for success. We mean sex.

We love sweatpants.
Both of us have numerous pairs of cherished sweatpants in our wardrobes. In fact, we write most of our blog entries in sweatpants.
But here’s the catch: we both write in private.
Don’t get us wrong: way back when, you could have caught us wearing sweatpants as our outfit of choice to run errands, [...]

When Dad is a no show

What do you do when Dad doesn’t call or show up for parenting time?
Thanks, Wonder Mom, for calling our attention to a dilemma that many single moms share.
Wonder Mom is right: her situation is very common. Here’s how it usually plays out:
“My ex has a generous parenting time schedule. The trouble is, he can be [...]

Good sex and the art of multi-tasking

If there’s one quality that single parents deserve medals for, it’s multi-tasking.
No matter how you became a single parent, you have quickly learned how to prioritize and do things simultaneously. It’s an incredible asset, don’t you think? We do!
So, what does multi-tasking have to do with good sex?
Although it’s kind of embarrassing to admit this, [...]

Are you ready to talk about daddy?

Paula C. recently wrote us:
“I want to have the ‘Dad talk’ with my four-year-old, but I get weepy even when I think about his father, who left when he was an infant. My son has no memory of him. And I never talk about him in front of my son.”
Obviously, this is a [...]

Any advice for a “good guy”?

We recently received a touching e-mail from a “good guy” who is obviously smitten:
“I am so glad to find your web site! That’s because I’ve fallen in love with a single mom and I could really use your advice.
I should tell up front: I’m 24 and she’s 36.
I actually met her seven-year-old son first while [...]

Are you going to see Inkheart?

I’ve kept it private until now, but I have a weakness for single dad movies.
Do you, too?
Although I prefer real life dramas over fantasy (are you surprised?), I’m looking forward to seeing Inkheart, an adventure that sends a father and daughter on a quest through worlds both real and imagined.
If you’d like a round-up [...]

If your kids are stressed at parenting time

Although there are different legal ways to describe child custody, nearly all custody arrangements include “parenting time” or “visitation”.
In short, this means the set schedule between the parent with residential custody and the parent (or former partner) who does not. Of course, some parents have a 50/50 custody split. For those of us who are [...]

Giveaway contest: and the winners are…!

We recently hosted a contest with Eden Fantasys, in which we asked you:
“If you had a whole afternoon just for yourself, what would you do?”
Thank you for your creative and fun answers! We’ve chosen the winners — and here they are:
Angie from Angie’s Journal gets the “grand prize” from Good Clean Love. She’ll receive the [...]

Do you have a crush on Obama?

We do.
No, we’re not talking about a tasteless, sensual crush like Ms. Amber Lee Ettinger, a.k.a Obama Girl.
We’re talking about a real genuine admiration for Obama-The-Thinker.
You might recall when the U.S. News & World Report said that Obama “seems too good to be true” — and referred to him as “a man of consistency, character [...]

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