When a choice mom faces unwanted co-parenting

We’ve opened several frank conversations about answering your kids’ questions about an absent parent.  It’s such a comfort to hear advice from single moms – and dads -  who understand exactly what you’re facing. Choice moms also chimed in detailing how they answer their kids’ inevitable “daddy” questions. So, when this mom contacted us about [...]

5 essential steps to successful co-parenting

Successful co-parenting happens when you both realize that your divorce – or break-up – may have ended your relationship, but not your responsibilities as parents. Sadly, the majority of couples who separate don’t realize they can raise their kids together successfully – even though they no longer live together. At first, it may seem that [...]

When your ex and “other woman” welcome their new baby

You’ve let us know the terrible feelings of abandonment many of you experienced when you were pregnant – and broke up. Suddenly left alone to cope physically and emotionally with the 24/7 demands of motherhood, the struggle to keep afloat took every last once of strength. Eventually, despite the hardships, things – slowly – did [...]

How should Santa Claus handle divorce?

As most of you know, both of us always have our kids with us during the holidays. But, for many families, holidays together aren’t the norm. So, when a divorced single mom contacted us for advice about Santa Claus, we were eager to share her dilemma with you.   Here’s what this mom told us: “My [...]

When your ex doesn’t monitor screen time

  We’ve heard from many of you that one of your biggest co-parenting challenges is the fact that you and your ex have such different parenting styles. When it comes to how much time your kids spend in front of a screen, this issue can get very thorny for some of you. We recently heard [...]

When your child demands to know everything about your divorce

A single dad contacted us this week with a perplexing dilemma: this dad — just like many of you — is keeping big secrets about his ex from his kids. His well-meaning efforts to protect his kids are backfiring, however. We’re counting on YOU to share your insight — and experience — to  help him [...]

When a single mom considers giving up custody

We’ve chatted a lot about the stress of balancing your love lives with parenting. You’ve let us know that when your kids and love interests clash, it’s definitely an issue — and we get it.  When this single mom contacted us — literally begging for help — we knew that she was confronting life-changing decisions. [...]

When an angry single mom fears a possible custody battle

When we opened a conversation about custody recently, you let us know that many of you have endured long legal battles. And you also have the emotional — and financial — scars to prove it. We get it: custody battles (even the possibility of them) are traumatic.  Please help this single mama figure out if [...]

Should this single mom give up custody?

We’ve met many exceptional moms and dads via Twitter — and we’re honored to be a part of your lives. When this single mom blogger reached out to us via Twitter, however, we felt humbled by her daily challenges. We were also stunned by the heart-wrenching choice she now faces. We’re asking you — please [...]

When you secretly hope Dad never comes back

Fathers’ Day is a challenging time for many of you. We get it. As solo moms, we’ve struggled to find ways to help our kids save face while other kids — deservedly so — happily complete Fathers’ Day projects at day care and school. So, this recent message on the eve of Fathers’ Day did [...]

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