Have you ever used an IUD?

When we read about the woman who Tweeted about her abortion recently, we thought what many blogs are now saying out loud, such as Babble.com: “Oh No She Didn’t: Woman Live Tweets Abortion.”
When we researched a bit further, however,  (bear with us here, beyond the hype) we realized that this story raises some important questions.
You see, 27-year-old [...]

My kid still wants to sleep in my bed. Help!

“I just wanted to thank you for your blog because single parenting can be so isolating,”  began a chatty email we received from a single mom who lives in Australia. (Wow!).

So, this mom is grappling with a familiar parenting dilemma: her preschool-aged daughter still wants to sleep in her bed.
And this single mom [...]

Booty call with a control freak?

We received an email recently from a single woman — who has never been married and has no kids –  about a married guy she’s involved with from work.
“Here’s how it started,” she says. “I work with a guy who told me when we’d first met that his wife has cheated on him a few [...]

Is it okay to fool around if your kids are home?

Rachel at Single Mom Seeking recently wrote about taking her first vacation in a couple of years: she went to Hawaii with her boyfriend and daughter.
And here’s the truth: I chuckled when I read about her sleeping arrangements dilemma.
Rachel and I have had countless conversations about how all kids change as they get older — [...]

Contest! Best single parent sex advice

It didn’t take long for Rachel — at Single Mom Seeking – and me to get past our skepticism about Twitter.
If you’re not following us at Twitter, please do! (@singlemommyhood).

This is what inspired us to host a BEST single parent sex advice, Twitter-style: we’ve connected with so many fabulous people, learned so much — and [...]

Having sex with your ex?

We consider ourselves smart and savvy — like you. So, we’re not proud to admit this, but in our past, one of us slept with an ex.

We know firsthand what it’s like to find yourself experiencing toe-curling, earth-moving pleasure. And yes, it happened with the same guy who just smeared you just two hours before. [...]

Why do single moms date married men?

“I’m amazed at how many of my single mom friends date married men.”
A perplexed single mom told us this recently.
“I’m far from being a prude,” she went on. “But I just don’t get it. Why would anyone want to date a married man?”
To be honest, we’re also amazed by how many of our friends [...]

Are you dating a “separated” guy?

We’ve written before about dating someone who’s not yet divorced. Both of us know the perils of falling for a guy who is still attached to his ex.
Have you ever been on a great date with someone and heard that dreaded phrase? “I’m separated.” We understand this let down.
We also know this can be very [...]

Are you having sex, Mom?

“Are you having sex, Mom?”
That’s a question that could stop any mom dead in her tracks.
A single mom recently wrote us an email for our advice about this parenting dilemma: What do you say when your kids ask if you’re having sex?

We understand — and that’s why we’ve come up with some tips to help [...]

Grown up sleepovers when kids are home?

We all agree that dating is for grown ups.

When Rachel at Single Mom Seeking recently told Dr. Leah about “sneaking” a man into her home for some late-night fun, Dr. Leah wanted to know:
Why are you using the word “sneak”?
Yes, dating with kids makes things much more complicated.
>But you are an adult. You do [...]

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