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 [...]

When should parenting time be supervised?

A divorced single mom who follows us @Twitter sent us a terse email a day or so ago. Our hearts sank when we read her message, and we expect that some of you will personally relate to her situation.  Can you please offer some guidance about the serious parenting decision she now faces? Here’s what [...]

Should first date conversations include relationship status?

We know that many of you are dating — or thinking about dating again. So, we hope that you’ll offer some advice to this single mom who wrote to us. Thanks. This mom — who asked to remain anonymous — became single when she was pregnant and living abroad. We were honored to hear that [...]

What exactly is child support supposed to cover?

You’ve let us know that many of you struggle with the outrageous choices your co-parent makes. And we know (first hand) how difficult it is to manage your budget when child support is undependable — or nonexistent. The compromises many of you make to keep peace with your ex for the kids’ sake are nothing [...]

My ex is in love with a cop killer

An email which began, “I was relieved to know that I was not the only single parent whose ex was involved with a murderer,“  certainly grabbed our attention. As we got acquainted, this troubled single dad shared with us an incredibly complex co-parenting dilemma. We knew right away that our Singlemommyhood community needed to pull [...]

Can a relationship with a parent do more harm than good?

When we talked about “no show” co-parents, you enthusiastically agreed that a Plan B was essential. You told us that relying on a parent who routinely disappoints — by breaking promises — is a BIG mistake. We heard you loud and clear. After all, having alternate plans is a great way to limit kid disappointment [...]

When parenting time choices are OUTRAGEOUS

We’re both solo parents who’ve been raising our kids without our ex in the picture.  So, when it comes to co-parenting issues, we’re grateful for everything  YOU have shared with us. You’ve candidly told us that sometimes you just HATE co-parenting. When we chatted about consistency (or not) between co-parents, you certainly let us know [...]

When is it okay for kids to meet someone you’re dating?

This concern just might make it the No. 1 spot in our “Asked Most Often” category. MANY of you have emailed this question to us: “When is it okay for me to introduce my kids to meet someone I’m dating?” (And, yes, we’ve both asked ourselves this very same question!  We wish we had an [...]

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 already [...]

When you’re still madly in love with your ex

We know that some of you might scream when you read that headline — “No!!!” — but we also know that many of you get this one. We really appreciated the honest email we got recently from a single mom reader, and we respect her wishes to remain anonymous. She’s very eager to hear your [...]

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