Married moms who feel like single moms? We understand

Are you a married mom (or dad) who feels like a single parent?  One of my dearest friends fits just this description. When we first met (at the playground, where else?) she quickly confided that she felt like a single mom. I glanced down at her enormous diamond ring … okay, whatever. Was she kidding? [...]

How to survive a dry spell

We recently heard from the single mom of two teenagers about what she refers to as her latest “dry spell.” Her dating life has been up and (mostly) down since her divorce a few years ago. Things didn’t work out with her last boyfriend after she found out that he’d been seeing someone else behind [...]

We’re having sex. Does that mean we’re getting back together?

When we received this emotional email from a distressed single mom, we spoke about her plight immediately. If you’ve “been there” (count us in), you’ve experienced first hand the confusion and pain that inevitably accompanies sex with your ex. Here’s this single mom’s sorry tale: “My ex husband and I have been divorced for eight [...]

Married moms: do you envy single moms?

Married moms (and dads) are always welcome in our Singlemommyhood community. We steadfastly believe, as solo moms, that parents — no matter what your relationship status is — need to band together to help and support each other. Life is just too hectic and complicated to do otherwise. Despite our unwavering belief in the value [...]

When you long for *family* not just co-parenting

We get emotional when so many of you share your agonizing tales of breaking up when you were pregnant. Thank you for sharing your own deeply personal  stories about facing your pain, moving on, and creating  new lives as single mothers. Unfortunately,  moving on is challenging and always requires some time.  A brand new mom [...]

Single mom needs Thanksgiving plan … HELP!

Many of you have told us how you spend holidays without your kids. Those of you who’ve been there have offered supportive advice and thoughtful suggestions. So, when we received this email yesterday from a single mom with a sudden Thanksgiving crisis, we knew that you would come through (again) with some creative suggestions. Here’s [...]

Do you worry about your father-less son?

When we read this recent, emotional post by Los Angeles Single Mama –“What A Boy Wants, What A Boy Needs…” — we just knew that we HAD to share it with you. This thoughtful single mom — like many of you — is raising her son alone, without the involvement of this father. (Count Dr. [...]

Do you tell your kids the truth?

Whenever we hear about a parent who’s doing it all solo — without an ex in the picture — we get it. Both of our exes split town, and we’ve raised our kids alone since they were in diapers. Are you one of these parents, too? So, when we recently read Formerly April Dawn‘s poignant [...]

Should you invite Mr. Possible?

If you’ve ever felt lonely at the holidays, we hope you’ll read this one. “I am so tired of spending the holidays alone,” began an email from a single mom reader. “I’m always in overdrive from Halloween to New Years — and not much of it is fun.” She went on, however, to say that [...]

Thanksgiving without your kids?

Because both Dr. Leah and I have sole custody of our kids, our Thanksgiving Day celebrations have always included our kids. For those of you who have shared custody — with alternating holidays — however, this day might find you without your kids. So, we’ve been wondering lately: what if we were NOT able to [...]

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