Whose last name do your kids have?

Our Singlemommyhood community offers everyone an opportunity to discuss – with no judgment – emotionally charged issues that really matter. You’ve weighed in on unwanted co-parenting and facing the future when your baby’s father is absent. These conversations highlight how much YOU value making decisions that feel “right” for your family. A conversation about deciding [...]

Why single moms need this children’s book in their library

When Mary Ryan’s sister told her very traditional family about her plan to use a sperm donor to conceive a child, you can imagine how this conversation might have initially gone. “This was seven years ago and sperm donation was not dinner table conversation for many families,” Mary says about her sister, Jean, who gave [...]

When a choice mom worries about the “daddy” question

We’re all familiar with that middle of the night panic. Suddenly, you’re wide awake worrying — often needlessly — about some future event or conversation that you’re simply not ready to face. This is exactly what happened to a choice mom who wrote to us. Her son is just 15 months old, yet she’s already [...]

Are you a mom whose kids have different dads?

We were surprised to read in a recent news story that more than one-quarter of women in the United States with two or more kids have conceived these kids with different men. Of course, we both have close friends with multi-dad families — we just didn’t realize that the percentage was so high. While some [...]

Is singlemommyhood potentially forever?

A single woman with a snazzy job title contacted us recently via Twitter. She described her longing for a child — and a string of failed romances. So, she’s seriously considering donor insemination (DI). Happily, her mother is on her side. And her extended family is ready to help in case life throws her an [...]

Choice mom worries about “daddy” role models

Because both of us have raised our kids as solo moms, we relate to many dilemmas that choice moms face, such as: how do I find a male role model for my child? Some of you have told us how fortunate you feel when a sweet grandpa or a loving uncle  makes  spending time  time [...]

Dating as a solo mom?

Over the holidays, we heard from the choice mom of a toddler who wrote to tell us about her resolution for 2011: to start dating again. (Cheers!) She decided to become a single mom by choice at age 40, and thanks to a donor, she now has an energetic, adorable son who started preschool this [...]

Did you need a fertility boost?

There  are many reasons we appreciate you, our readers.  We respect the value you place upon community and honest conversation — no matter what your life story, or how you might have eventually found your way to Singlemommyhood. Some of you become single mothers when you were teenagers, others were married for more than a [...]

Choice Moms, and a book give away!

Welcome to the second series of our book contest! (If you missed our first post, please go here).  One of YOU will win the complete set of the following books: 1. How to Sleep Alone in a King-Sized Bed by Theo Nestor 2. Just You and Me, Kid by Stacey MacGlashan 3. Mamalita, by Jessica [...]

Please help an aspiring solo mom make a BIG choice

It has been exciting to meet so many Choice Moms this month. We’ve also heard from quite a few single women — who’ve been lurking here — as they think about the possibility of becoming mothers. We’re honored that these potential “donor shoppers” are coming to Singlemommyhood for advice as they imagine the possible reality [...]

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