Devotion, a book giveaway

If you’ve been here before, you know that we love to give books away — And mostly we give away books about single parenting. Here’s the shocker: we’re taking a detour this week. That’s because this new memoir –  by a married mother — was written by one of Rachel’s favorite authors.
Dani Shapiro, the [...]

Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough

When Lori Gottlieb’s Atlantic Monthly article “Marry Him! The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough,” first came out two years ago, it made me mad.
I’ve since lost track of how many friends forwarded that essay to me. Maybe they were suggesting that I was too picky, too?
Back in 2008, I shook my head [...]

How to be a happy single mother

When Orit Sutton was eight months pregnant, her baby’s father split town. Although they attempted to reconcile when their daughter was four months old, Orit — a choreographer and dance instructor in London, England — knew that she’d better prepare to parent alone.
We’ve been emailing back and forth with Orit, and it’s clear that she’s [...]

Dating criteria? A contest!

We’re excited to launch an awesome package giveaway this week, inspired by a couple of dating single moms: LoveBabz and International Single Mom.
Whenever we read about single parents who are dating with so much intention, we want to stand up cheer. We all know how much time and energy it takes to sit down [...]

Louder Than Words

No doubt about it, having a teen or tween daughter can be emotional, challenging, frustrating, invigorating…. shall we go on?

If you’re the mom of a tween or teen girl, you know just what we mean. Is your daughter dramatic? emotional? sassy? Is she louder than words?

We understand.
At Singlemommyhood, we’re thrilled to introduce [...]

Do your kids try to fix you up?

Rachel and I are huge fans of Joyce Maynard’s writing.
That’s why we’re both devouring her latest novel Labor Day, which she admits was partially inspired by her own life as a single mom. One anecdote, in particular, is about the time that her own son, Charlie, tried “to find me a boyfriend.”
“We were living — [...]

Father’s Day giveaway!

After brainstorming about what to give you for Father’s Day at Singlemommyhood, we shot down the patterned ties and golf clubs.
Instead, we came up with something we hope is even better:
The just-released anthology The Book of Dads: Essays on the Joys, Perils, and Humiliations of Fatherhood, edited by Ben George.
In this book, top writers [...]

Sex and dating, anyone? Mother’s Day giveaways!

Renowned dating coach, Rachel Greenwald, has now applied her Harvard MBA business savvy to the dating world.
Can you imagine how much fun she had conducting in-depth interviews with 1,000 men, asking them why they hadn’t called back after a date? Haven’t you always wanted to know the truth about why he never called again?
We [...]

Mother’s Day memoir book giveaways!

If you were going to write a memoir, what would the title be?
Welcome to the theme of our very first Mother’s Day book giveaway at Singlemommyhood!
We couldn’t be more thrilled about this contest because a few single mom authors whom we admire a lot have offered to give away their books to YOU!
For starters, there’s [...]

Million dollar idea for Mother’s Day!

Dr. Leah and I are skeptical when companies contact us with “free” offers or discounts. (Because we’re both bloggers and authors, we receive many offers weekly!)
One recent offer, however, has proven to be the real thing: Photofiddle.com contacted us with a deal for all of you to receive a discount when you order a Mother’s [...]

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