Devotion, a book giveaway

If you’ve been here before, you know that we love to give books away — And mostly we give away books about single parenting. Here’s the shocker: we’re taking a detour this week. That’s because this new memoir –  by a married mother — was written by one of Rachel’s favorite authors.
Dani Shapiro, the [...]

Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough

When Lori Gottlieb’s Atlantic Monthly article “Marry Him! The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough,” first came out two years ago, it made me mad.
I’ve since lost track of how many friends forwarded that essay to me. Maybe they were suggesting that I was too picky, too?
Back in 2008, I shook my head [...]

The Package Deal

Izzy Rose — author of The Package Deal: My (not-so) Glamorous Transition from Single Gal to Instant Mom — is on a mission to change the image of the modern-day step mom.
And we’re right behind her!
Izzy describes herself as single “middle-class socialite” who lived in San Francisco. She loved her career as a successful [...]

Does this pregnancy make me look fat?

When we read recently that nearly 80% of women have concerns about how pregnancy and motherhood will change their bodies — and less than 50% talk about those concerns with their friends or partners — we nodded our heads.
Yes, that described us when we were pregnant, too! Would you also include yourself in those statistics?
Thanks [...]

Dating criteria? A contest!

We’re excited to launch an awesome package giveaway this week, inspired by a couple of dating single moms: LoveBabz and International Single Mom.
Whenever we read about single parents who are dating with so much intention, we want to stand up cheer. We all know how much time and energy it takes to sit down [...]

Louder Than Words

No doubt about it, having a teen or tween daughter can be emotional, challenging, frustrating, invigorating…. shall we go on?

If you’re the mom of a tween or teen girl, you know just what we mean. Is your daughter dramatic? emotional? sassy? Is she louder than words?

We understand.
At Singlemommyhood, we’re thrilled to introduce [...]

Winners! FYI. And we got emotional.

Congrats to Jackie, Jane, and Ruth Ann  the winners of Labor Day by Joyce Maynard!
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FYI: Dr. Leah, our very own Sanity Fairy, is headed to Orlando from October 1st to 4th to meet some of the world’s foremost social media experts at IZEAfest. Why? In order to learn, grow, and expand your community at Singlemommyhood. [...]

The winners

One of our favorite things to do is announce winners. Congratulations!
Our Back to School contest winners are Jess and Debra, who are receiving the backpacks!

Our Single Parent Love Advice contest winners are Canadian Bald Guy and Kayla, who will be getting long-burning Eden Fantasy candles.

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If you haven’t entered our most recent book giveaway contest, we’re [...]

Do your kids try to fix you up?

Rachel and I are huge fans of Joyce Maynard’s writing.
That’s why we’re both devouring her latest novel Labor Day, which she admits was partially inspired by her own life as a single mom. One anecdote, in particular, is about the time that her own son, Charlie, tried “to find me a boyfriend.”
“We were living — [...]

New (school) year resolutions? A contest!

It’s the end of summer, and I don’t know about you, but every time this year, it’s time to make my back-to-school list.
Number one? Setting up a study space for my child. Some of you know that I recently moved, so I’m organizing a kid’s study space with supplies on hand. (I have the kind [...]

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