Caught by my kids. Now what?

We chat a lot about the all important balancing act when it comes to responsible parenting, paying the bills, and making time for friends. As your kids get older, it seems like you’d have more time for YOU. But no. Suddenly you’re on overload with all their activities, mountains of homework, and more to balance.
So, [...]

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 [...]

Is your ex getting remarried?

Over the recent holidays, a few of you wrote to us about some unwelcome holiday surprises:

First, there was this email that left us reeling:
It came from a mother who has been divorced for six years from her ex. Fortunately, her ex-husband has been there for their kids. In fact, “we’ve talked about reconciling, even though [...]

Pregnant and the father is married. Help!

Note: Post updated below…

A distraught pregnant young woman contacted us today to ask our advice. Here’s her dilemma: The father is a married man who urged her to conceive promising he would leave his wife and marry her.
We know that some of you have faced similar circumstances.
Or you’ve offered emotional support to a  family member [...]

Divorce cakes?

When I first read about this new trend of women celebrating their divorces — with cakes! — I thought the idea was hilarious.
How can you NOT laugh at the cake (above) in which the ex-wife is taking the garbage out. Get it?
And check out my favorite cake — via the Daily Mail [...]

When your partner is unfaithful

We have plenty to say about Tiger Woods’ current, well, state of affairs, but we’ll leave that up to the gossip rags.
We do, however, think that the Tiger Woods’ actions bring up some issues that resonate deeply with many us: What happens when someone is unfaithful in a relationship?
The future of that relationship is a [...]

My boyfriend just got a vasectomy. Now what?

A blogger whom we greatly admire has shared has shared a recent personal dilemma with us. For confidential reasons she isn’t comfortable posting on this topic.
Here’s what happened:
Our single mom blogger friend is seriously dating a divorced dad whom she describes as a “private person.” 
She does her best to respect his private nature — [...]

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 [...]

What happened to your wedding album?

We know that all of you are working hard to create the lives you deserve.
For many of you, that begins with decluttering and purging out our your “marriage museum.” You’ve told us exactly how you have disposed those “souvenirs” from your past relationship.
But one “souvenir” seems to stump many of you: What do you [...]

Finding your absent ex on Facebook?

In case you missed it… Rachel, aka Single Mom Seeking, was featured in the New York Times this weekend about posting kids pictures online.
This is a familiar topic in our Singlemommyhood community.
You might remember an early conversation we had about posting your kids’ pictures on your online dating profile.
We also stirred up a bit [...]

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