The Package Deal
November 6, 2009 by Rachel Sarah
Filed under All, Contests, Relationships
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 [...]
Single mom getting remarried. Advice, please
August 1, 2009 by Rachel Sarah
Filed under Relationships, Tips & Advice
Congrats to our single mom reader — who goes by “GregPeckFan.” She’s getting remarried in September!
We both admit that we get weepy at weddings, and love the fact that the ceremony includes a line that goes: “This is not just the beginning of a marriage, but the beginning of a new family.”
GreckPeckFan is beyond-excited, but [...]
The ideal step-parent?
July 20, 2009 by Rachel Sarah
Filed under Single Parents
We’re so over Jon and Kate. Aren’t you?
But we must admit that we did click on the Facebook photos of Hailey Glassman, Jon’s 22-year-old girlfriend, below:
And we watched as the blogosphere ignited to attack Hailey Glassman as a terrible role model and an unfit prospective step-mother.
Sure, it’s obvious: 22-year-old Hailey is not ready to be [...]
When wedding bells (not yours!) are ringing
January 9, 2009 by Dr. Leah
Filed under Kids, Relationships, Tips & Advice
CoastalGal99 wrote us recently with some unsettling news:
“My eight-year-old daughter came home from her dad’s this weekend and announced, ‘Daddy is getting married!’
I didn’t even know that he had a girlfriend! My daughter explained that she was introduced to ‘Daddy’s new wife.’
But she asked me if she should call her ‘Mommy,’ too.
Later that night, [...]
The Bachelor’s Jason Mesnick on his ideal woman
January 4, 2009 by Rachel Sarah
Filed under Dating, Kids, Single Dads
“The Bachelor” is set to premiere Monday on ABC with a two-hour special starting at 8 p.m. If you haven’t yet heard, for the first time ever, the bachelor is a single dad.
Jason Mesnick is the 32-year-old divorced father of a three-year-old son who lives in Seattle.
The Seattle Times recently ran an exclusive interview [...]
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