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 [...]

When you miss your child’s father

A single mom blogger whom we adore has reached out to us for some advice, and although we responded briefly by email, we know that YOU probably have a lot to say on this one (you usually do and we love this about you!).
So, thank you to The Restless Mama for letting us share her [...]

Dads, we’re wishing you a Happy Valentine’s Day

We’re honored that SO many dads – single AND married -  have joined us @Singlemommyhood.
If you haven’t checked out these “daddy blogs” yet… please do!
Happy Valentine’s Day to these special men in the spirit of what guides us here: friendship.

We been following Bruce Sallan for a while now because he’s our dad blogging colleague [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

What role will this dad play in his baby’s life?

We’re wondering how many of you became single parents when your kids were infants?
Or even before your baby was born?
Rachel at Single Mom Seeking is one of these “early” single moms. How about you?
We do know that many of you can relate to the dilemma this  25-year-old mom-to-be shared with us this week.
When she 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 [...]

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 [...]

We got called out

We got an angry email this week from a disgruntled reader. Her subject line was “Get real.”
“I’m dating a guy who’s separated,” she began. “And you didn’t cover the half of it. What makes both of  YOU experts?  Rachel was never married so what does Rachel really know about divorce?”
Sure, Dr. Leah is a psychologist [...]

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