Contest: There’s a Man in the Kitchen

No doubt about it, most of you love to read. And we couldn’t be happier about that fact. So, whenever we get the chance to give away books — that are right up your alley — we go for it. Please meet Ellie Slott Fisher, who became a single mom when her husband of 15 [...]

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 [...]

How to be a happy single mother

When Orit Sutton was eight months pregnant, her baby’s father split town. Although they attempted to reconcile when their daughter was four months old, Orit — a choreographer and dance instructor in London, England — knew that she’d better prepare to parent alone. We’ve been emailing back and forth with Orit, and it’s clear that [...]

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 [...]

Father’s Day giveaway!

After brainstorming about what to give you for Father’s Day at Singlemommyhood, we shot down the patterned ties and golf clubs. Instead, we came up with something we hope is even better: The just-released anthology The Book of Dads: Essays on the Joys, Perils, and Humiliations of Fatherhood, edited by Ben George. In this book, [...]

If your kids are stressed at parenting time

Although there are different legal ways to describe child custody, nearly all custody arrangements include “parenting time” or “visitation”. In short, this means the set schedule between the parent with residential custody and the parent (or former partner) who does not. Of course, some parents have a 50/50 custody split. For those of us who [...]

Our favorite hot reads

Does “Accidentally on Purpose” describe you? Mary Pols‘ memoir opens with a one-night stand with an adorable but unemployed guy ten years her junior –and a night without a condom. From the start, I was riveted by Accidentally on Purpose: A One-Night Stand, My Unplanned Parenthood, and Loving the Best Mistake I Ever Made. Movie [...]