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 I have a Daddy?

A solo mom’s email landed in our Inbox this week, and here’s what struck us: her story is similar to ours. Her ex split town after she became a mom, and she has had no contact with him.
He has since remarried and now their daughter is almost two. This mother has tried to communicate [...]

My parents don’t want me to date

“Valentine’s Day was awful,” a young single mom of a toddler told us yesterday. “I’ve been a single mom since conception. My daughter is the love of my life. So, why do I still want more?”
“I feel guilty because I want someone else in my life,” she adds. “There’s been no intimacy in my life [...]

When your ex suddenly appears via Facebook

This weekend, we received this urgent email from a single mom who could really use your advice:

Here’s what’s she told us:
“Everything I’ve read at @Singlemommyhood has helped me so much. Dr. Leah’s book is on my night stand. But I’m just at a total loss about how to deal with this situation.”
This single mom told [...]

Grieving an absent parent?

“My son hasn’t seen or heard from his father in more than three years,” begins an email we recently received from a single mom.
“I’ve always told my seven year old son that his dad moved away and I didn’t know where he went,” this moms goes on. “Truthfully, I knew that he moved in with [...]

When a no show parent break promises

We receive a lot of e-mails from you about “no show parents.”

Here’s the most recent:
“My ex-husband got all the parenting time he requested — it was part of our divorce agreement and I was all for it. Our kids adore him.”
“But here’s the problem: he’s very irresponsible. More than half of the time, he doesn’t [...]

Another absent parent dilemma

We are grateful to The Prisoner’s Wife for our guest post today.
She describes herself as “a mommy, scribe, and middle-school English teacher” who is “trying to cope with being separated from my beloved. We look forward to your feedback:

Many of us — single moms and dads — wrestle with how to deal with the [...]

Happy Father’s Day, Part I

Every day, we find comfort by reading many of the great dad bloggers we’ve discovered. We’re honored to know many of you online — and in person!

Because we feel encouraged by you amazing fathers out there, our list is overflowing. So, we’re starting little by little to celebrate Father’s Day with this first shout out [...]

Are you a long distance dad?

Since launching Singlemommyhood six months ago, Dr. Leah and I have searched high and low for devoted single dads. We’re so excited to have found many of them via blogs, Facebook, and Twitter.
Today, we’re featuring two dads who don’t get to see their kids very often as often as they’d like to, such as Mike [...]

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, top writers [...]

Next Page »