My kid still wants to sleep in my bed. Help!

“I just wanted to thank you for your blog because single parenting can be so isolating,”  began a chatty email we received from a single mom who lives in Australia. (Wow!). So, this mom is grappling with a familiar parenting dilemma: her preschool-aged daughter still wants to sleep in her bed. And this single mom [...]

A single dad wonders about grown-up sleepovers. Help!

Oh, yes, those grown up sleepovers. This has to be one of our most popular topics at Singlemommyhood. We get plenty of emails about this situation — and you’ve chimed in about your own feelings regarding adult sleepovers. So, now it’s time for us to address yet another angle: What role do your kids’ feelings [...]

Is it okay to fool around if your kids are home?

Rachel at Single Mom Seeking recently wrote about taking her first vacation in a couple of years: she went to Hawaii with her boyfriend and daughter. And here’s the truth: I chuckled when I read about her sleeping arrangements dilemma. Rachel and I have had countless conversations about how all kids change as they get [...]

Are you just the transition relationship?

“I just started dating a great guy, but I’m worried,” began an email from a single mom we know. “You see, I’m the first woman he has dated since his marriage.” “He’s fantastic,” she went on, “but I know for a fact the first one after the relationship doesn’t have much of a chance. Right?” [...]

Is he still attached to his ex?

We received a distressing e-mail from a single mom with a toddler: “I’m dating a devoted single dad who has joint custody of his four-year-old son. We’ve been going out for a few months so far. He’s successful, smart, and sex with him is incredible. But here’s the problem: Although he has been divorced for [...]

Grown up sleepovers when kids are home?

We all agree that dating is for grown ups. When Rachel at Single Mom Seeking recently told Dr. Leah about “sneaking” a man into her home for some late-night fun, Dr. Leah wanted to know: Why are you using the word “sneak”? Yes, dating with kids makes things much more complicated. >But you are an [...]

Why is clutter is the enemy of great sex?

Is your kitchen table heaped with junk mail? Do you have a jumble of old newspapers or magazines … or piles of dirty laundry? What’s up with those dead houseplants in your kitchen? If you’re wondering what clutter has to do with sex, The Sanity Fairy™ will tell you: Clutter is the enemy of great [...]

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? [...]

Do you have a lock on your bedroom door?

Today, Rachel at Single Mom Seeking writes about not having a lock on her bedroom door. Of course, she wishes that she’d put the darn thing on there ages ago! And she already sensed what Dr. Leah, aka The Sanity Fairy™ might say when she explained her dilemma: Rachel was foolish to wait. Fortunately, The [...]

When is it okay to have sex in your own house?

Let’s face it, we all reach this point eventually: After pouring everything you have into your children and your career — along with the casserole dish you just scrubbed and the kitchen floor you just mopped (again) — you miss YOU. Yes, you are finally starting to believe that you deserve to have a social [...]

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