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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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? [...]

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! [...]

Here’s your chance to win books for Valentine’s Day!

Because we love to spread love… for Valentine’s Day, Dr. Leah and I are giving away more than 20 books! Here’s your chance to win: Getting Naked Again: Dating, Romance, Sex, and Love When You’ve Been Divorced, Widowed, Dumped, or Distracted, by Judith Sills: “You are divorced, you’re widowed, or maybe you’ve just been busy [...]

Giveaway contest: and the winners are…!

We recently hosted a contest with Eden Fantasys, in which we asked you: “If you had a whole afternoon just for yourself, what would you do?” Thank you for your creative and fun answers! We’ve chosen the winners — and here they are: Angie from Angie’s Journal gets the “grand prize” from Good Clean Love. [...]

If you haven’t yet entered our giveaway contest…

There’s still time! We’ve extended the deadline! Eden Fantasys is giving away some “good clean love.” As in this set from Good Clean Love: apricot kernel and jojoba oil blended with vitamin E…. We’re also giving away two candles made from beeswax with pure essential oils. You can still enter the contest here!

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