When you’re married. And he won’t help with the kids.

When we opened up the conversation about married moms who feel like single moms, the torrent of heart breaking tales from married woman doing double — and triple duty — shocked us. The lack of emotional support and no “extra set of hands” to help with the kids were a stark reminder that *married* carries [...]

Telling your ex that you’re getting married

The dating rules change when you’re a single parent. You’ve told us that struggle with whether — or not — to introduce your kids to a date.  You’ve also let us know that it’s strangely painful when your ex remarries, even if your relationship has long been over. So, when this single mom contacted us [...]

Do you need a Daddy Book?

When we’ve talked about absent (by choice) parents you’ve let us know the confusion and pain this choice creates for the abandoned kids — and for you. We’ve also huddled together about answering the “where’s my daddy” questions that inevitably pop up when kids start preschool. And we’ve  vented about “no-show” co-parents. Not only does [...]

Divorce, starting over, and a book give away!

As you know, we both love to encourage positive change in your lives — and in our own lives, too. That’s why we recently redesigned our Singlemommyhood Facebook page — if you haven’t “liked” us yet, please go for it here! On that note, we’ve also been busy behind-the-scenes putting together a book give away [...]

When a dad is downgraded to family friend

We’ve had some incredibly frank conversations about co-parenting here. You’ve told us emphatically that co-parenting is a constant struggle. And you’ve confessed that sometimes you genuinely envy solo parents. You’ve also done some serious soul searching when it comes to co-parenting – or not — with your kids’ bio-dads. When we received this email from [...]

Should this military mom allow her ex to sleep over?

We’ve talked quite a lot here about the challenges of co-parenting. You’ve been quite candid in letting us know that   compromise and flexibility play a large role in any successful co-parenting arrangement.  And you’ve also let us know that co-parenting is often a complicated and emotional effort. A recent email from a military mom reminded [...]

Should the kids stay? And you move out?

Having raised our kids as solo parents, we’re often in awe of the creative ways that many divorced couples figure out how to co-parent together. So, when we tuned into this news story on NPR about how divorce affects kids, we thought about our own co-parenting readers here at Singlemommyhood. “When parents get divorced, the [...]

When little kids ask why their mom and dad don’t live together

Heather Walter — pictured here with her adorable three year-old daughter –contacted us via Facebook with a heart tugging kid question. The root of her challenge stems from her co-parenting challenges. We know that SO many of you genuinely sympathize with the frustrations that both parents feel when they hit a rough spot. Sometimes co-parents [...]

Back to school: When you dread filling out those school forms

We’re always intrigued when worries about school creep into the conversation long before summer is over. Of course, we’re delighted that you’re telling us what’s on your mind. And school issues are clearly front and center for SO many of you. Maybe you moved during the summer. Or, you are just starting co-parenting following a [...]

Are you a long distance co-parent?

  The *ideal* situation in which co-parents live in the same community often isn’t reality.  New relationships, shifting career opportunities, and other BIG changes often mean that co-parents need to get creative about how to communicate and keep those all important kid ties. We know that many of you are in that boat. So you [...]

Next Page »