Why single moms need this children’s book in their library

When Mary Ryan’s sister told her very traditional family about her plan to use a sperm donor to conceive a child, you can imagine how this conversation might have initially gone. “This was seven years ago and sperm donation was not dinner table conversation for many families,” Mary says about her sister, Jean, who gave [...]

Welcome Clickin Moms – we’re fans!

One of our BlogHer highlights this summer actually happened in the airport, as we started up a conversation with one of the directors of Clickin Moms, a vibrant online community of more than 9,000 women photographers. It didn’t take us long to realize how incredibly passionate these women are about capturing the lives of their [...]

Contest: Helping you conquer tough parenting challenges

When soon-to-be-single mom Victoria Ballard (pictured above) was told that her 18-month-old son, Joseph, had cerebral palsy, she feared that her household would fall apart. Fortunately, Victoria took that fear and turned it into something very positive. “At the time, I felt very unsure about the future,” Victoria says. “So, I decided to make a [...]

Why we love Todd Parr

When we found ourselves as the single moms of little ones, we would have done anything to get our hands on picture books that showed what our families truly looked like. We both remember reading picture out loud books to our kids before bed, and trying desperately to gloss over any mention of “Daddy” — [...]

Choice Moms, and a book give away!

Welcome to the second series of our book contest! (If you missed our first post, please go here).  One of YOU will win the complete set of the following books: 1. How to Sleep Alone in a King-Sized Bed by Theo Nestor 2. Just You and Me, Kid by Stacey MacGlashan 3. Mamalita, by Jessica [...]

Divorce, starting over, and a book give away!

As you know, we both love to encourage positive change in your lives — and in our own lives, too. That’s why we recently redesigned our Singlemommyhood Facebook page — if you haven’t “liked” us yet, please go for it here! On that note, we’ve also been busy behind-the-scenes putting together a book give away [...]

Please help an aspiring solo mom make a BIG choice

It has been exciting to meet so many Choice Moms this month. We’ve also heard from quite a few single women — who’ve been lurking here — as they think about the possibility of becoming mothers. We’re honored that these potential “donor shoppers” are coming to Singlemommyhood for advice as they imagine the possible reality [...]

Contest: Making sure you’re always in the shot

Neither of us likes to admit this, but we missed out many mother-plus-kids photo opportunities when our children were younger. Don’t get us wrong, we have lots of kid photos. But because we were the photographers — and our partners were literally missing from the picture — we’re not in many of our holidays or [...]

Contest: There’s a Man in the Kitchen

No doubt about it, most of you love to read. And we couldn’t be happier about that fact. So, whenever we get the chance to give away books — that are right up your alley — we go for it. Please meet Ellie Slott Fisher, who became a single mom when her husband of 15 [...]

“I’m hot” isn’t a weather report

Like many of our readers, we are both the mothers of daughters. So, we understand firsthand what it means to go clothes-shopping with tween and teen girls. We also know that clothing companies often market to tween girls who want to feel “grown-up.” No judgments at Singlemommyhood, but we’ve wondered if some of these T-shirt [...]

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