It’s Christmas break and I haven’t met his kids

A single mom we’re privileged to know shared this dilemma with us:
“I’m upset because my boyfriend hasn’t introduced me to his kids.”
Our single mom friend filled us in on the details by email: “I have a great co-parenting relationship with my ex. My boyfriend, on the other hand, has a terrible relationship with his ex.”
For [...]

Do “little things” stress you out?

“I’ve been having the toughest time disciplining my son lately,” begins an email we received this week from the single mom of a three-year-old son.
“He’s a very sweet kid,” she adds. “But he just doesn’t listen when I tell him to do — or not do — something.”
For example, in the morning, she asks [...]

My kid doesn’t need to meet my new girlfriend

“A couple of months ago, I started dating a woman whom I met at the gym, and I think I’m falling hard for her,” begins an email we recently received from a divorced dad of one.
Great! So, what’s the problem?
Well, this dad has always vowed to keep his parenting and dating lives separate — and [...]

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 [...]

Are you a married mom who feels like a single mom?

“I feel like I’m a single mom, although I’m married,” a mother recently emailed us.
She is not the first married mom to come to Singlemommyhood to confess that she, too, feels like a single mom (FLASM). Can you relate to this dilemma?
“My husband and I both work full-time jobs and then he decided after our [...]

Does my kid need therapy?

“I’m writing to ask for some advice about my six-year-old son. I think he might need to see a therapist,” began an email we recently received from a single mom.
She went onto say that her son has always been melodramatic and assertive — but she’s concerned  his behavior is getting out of control.  He’s more [...]

Leaving your kids alone at home?

“My 12-year-old daughter is lobbying to stay home alone for longer than the occasional 15 minutes or so. I feel fine about leaving her alone when I need to run a quick errand. But if I’m gone for longer, she balks about coming along.”
A single mom recently sent us this e-mail.  She wants to know: [...]

Saying goodbye

Rachel at Single Mom Seeking recently called me for some advice about sending off her daughter at the airport for her first mother-free trip — and I gladly gave her some suggestions here.
Saying goodbye is something that parents need to learn how to do — over and over. Whether it’s the first day of school, [...]

Addiction or choice?

Sometimes things just hit you, right?
This weekend when I went out to dinner, I was floored.
The family at the next table — a mom with her two tween daughters — ordered their meals and immediately pulled out their iPhones.

I tried not to stare, but each one of them was tap-tap-tapping away. They didn’t talk to [...]

Since you asked… Sex in the bathroom?

My boyfriend and I are about to book a long planned vacation to the beach.
While I’m researching travel packages, however, he is 24/7 obsessed with joining the “Mile High Club.”
What’s the Mile High Club?
It’s sneaking off to the toilets to have sex during the flight. I’m sorry, but this does not appeal to [...]