Are teens losing their social skills? We’re worried

Maybe you have a teenager (or more than one?) Maybe you work with teens, or you’ve got teenagers in your extended family. If you have a teen in your life, we’d love to know if you worry about this, too. We’ve chatted about all kinds of kids and technology dilemmas here — including the pros [...]

What does “still best friends” really mean?

  We’ve always found this issue baffling: what exactly does it mean when a couple splits and then announces, “we’re still best friends”.  Proclaiming that you’re still close friends with your ex sounds so civilized and grown-up!  As solo moms, we’ve had no opportunity to forge a post-break up relationship — of any sort — [...]

3 best ways to find a babysitter

We both know firsthand how challenging — and anxiety-inducing — it is to find childcare. You might have an infant who needs evening care while you’re working late, or a tween who needs a ride home from school and help with homework. No matter how old your child, finding good, reliable, trustworthy childcare can feel [...]

Is your kid begging you for a Facebook page?

When Rachel told me that she knows many tweens who have Facebook pages, I was baffled. After all, Facebook has strict age requirements — – you must be age 13 or older to get an account. So, I wondered: are these kids lying about their ages?  Or are their parents allowing them to bend the [...]

When women are unkind

We’ve been emailing back and forth this week with a single mom about an issue we’ve never talked about at Singlemommyhood. It’s a tough one, but also something that has touched both of us deeply. This mom, Kim, tells us about how, after her marriage ended, she started to open up and make new friends. [...]

Staying friends with someone you met online?

“I recently met this guy online and we talked for hours over coffee. He’s smart and funny. There’s just one little problem: I’m not attracted to him.” We got this email from a single mom recently, and here’s her dilemma: she would like to remain friends with this man. Is it possible? After all, they [...]

Are your Facebook friends really true friends?

You’ve started an interesting discussion at Single Mom Seeking about Facebook and your relationship status. We even touched upon this at Singlemommyhood recently, when we asked how your Facebook status plays a role in your love life. Many of you — such as John at Single Parent Travel and Mindy at Single Mom Says — [...]

We’re above those tactics

We realize that a certain blogger wants to bring traffic to his site — don’t we all? It appears that he did this to create controversy and traffic — and to get juicy comments longer than a phrase or two. Apparently, it worked. At Singlemommyhood, we LOVE controversy, too. But we’re all about focusing on [...]

Staying connected with friends

BlissfulMom recently wrote us to say . . . I’m a single mom by choice – couldn’t be more thrilled, but I’m finding things more awkward that I expected with my “no kids” friends. Any advice? Dr. Leah aka “Sanity Fairy” replies. . . . Both our babies were born before any close friends were [...]

What’s your secret wish?

The holiday season seems to bring out that extra measure of “wishing” for all of us. I used to wish for a bit of unencumbered time — just for me. Ultimately, I did figure out what grown-ups are supposed to do with free time, and, of course, that’s why we’re here. With my “babies” on [...]

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