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 [...]

Saying goodbye

Rachel at Single Mom Seeking recently called me for some advice about sending off her daughter at the airport for her first mother-free trip — and I gladly gave her some suggestions here. Saying goodbye is something that parents need to learn how to do — over and over. Whether it’s the first day of [...]

Update: Nadya Suleman, please put your kids up for adoption

Yet another update: Nadya Suleman turns down free child care…. Say what? Here’s the latest: What? No reality TV show? Nadya Suleman says “no” to an offer for free 24-hour child care. Nadya, aka “The Octomom” — mother of 14 IVF conceived children — has officially passed on an offer of free 24-hour nursing care [...]