When a bio-dad wants the truth out in the open

Frankly, this is a tough conversation for us. As solo moms, our everyday lives are filled with the emotional and financial challenges that are inevitable when one parent decides …well, NOT to be a parent. And,  just like SO many of you, we’ve fielded (not always successfully) those heart-stopping “Dad” questions. Our sympathies are not [...]

Break up: how do you “he-tox” him for real?

– A single mom blogger whom you might know has asked this great question: “How long does it take to get over someone?” We’re sure you have a lot to say about this one. Amy, who blogs at Singleness of Heart, separated from her husband more than two years ago. Last summer, she met a [...]

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 [...]