Is your ex getting remarried?

Over the recent holidays, a few of you wrote to us about some unwelcome holiday surprises:

First, there was this email that left us reeling:
It came from a mother who has been divorced for six years from her ex. Fortunately, her ex-husband has been there for their kids. In fact, “we’ve talked about reconciling, even though [...]

Dealing with a Disneyland Dad

If you’ve been coming to Singlemommyhood recently, you’ve probably run across a comment by Fred Campos, from Daddy Got Custody. Although you most likely know him as @FullCustodyDad
When we recently wrote about “My kid returns home dirty. Help!” we heard from many of you who deal with an ex who is more like [...]

Do you tell your kids the truth?

Whenever we hear about a parent who’s doing it all solo — without an ex in the picture — we get it. Both of our exes split town, and we’ve raised our kids alone since they were in diapers. Are you one of these parents, too?
So, when we recently read Formerly April Dawn’s poignant post [...]

My kid returns home dirty. Help!

Many parents tell us about a similar dilemma: after a weekend with the ex, your kids come home very differently from how they left. You’ve shared tales of lost shoes, mismatched clothes, never brushed teeth, hopelessly tangled hair — and just downright smelly kids leave us shaking our heads.
Do you also share this co-parenting challenge, [...]

Are you and your ex spending the holiday together?

Thanks to all of you who have been writing to us about your holiday plans. It’s clear that you’re doing your best to keep your stress level down.
And many of you are looking forward to your family celebrations and a bit of down time. Some of you have written to share how you’re grappling with [...]

Divorce cakes?

When I first read about this new trend of women celebrating their divorces — with cakes! — I thought the idea was hilarious.
How can you NOT laugh at the cake (above) in which the ex-wife is taking the garbage out. Get it?
And check out my favorite cake — via the Daily Mail [...]

Where’s my mommy?

We’ve talked often at Singlemommyhood about answering the “dad questions.” And we’ve both struggled with these issues with our own kids.
And we know that many of you deal with “other parent” issues, particularly around the holidays.
So, when a  single dad told us about a recent experience with his daughter, we realized *GULP* that we had [...]

How Santa handles divorce

Lauren — that fantastic single mom blogger at My Life Incomplete – wrote to us this week asking for some holiday advice. And we are sure that you have something to say.
As most of you know, both of us have always had our kids during big holidays, like Christmas. But for many divorced families, [...]

My mom judges me

“My mom is driving me crazy,” a single mom in her late 20s recently wrote to us.
We wonder if this sounds familiar to any of you:
This woman became a single mom three years ago, after she caught her husband having an affair. Today, she has a son who’s thriving in kindergarten and a full-time [...]

How did you tell your kids you were getting divorced?

Dr. Leah, aka the Sanity Fairy, has worked hard to turn me into a Mad Men fan– and she might have succeeded!
Did the finale of Mad Men this week – in which Don and Betty told their kids that Dad was moving out– also make you reach for the Kleenex?
Although neither parent used the word [...]

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