When your ex’s family stalks you via social media

We know that you’re all about family – and you want your kids for the most part – to share in extended family activities. You’ve let us know – loud and clear – that relationships with extended family – particularly when your ex’s family is involved – can cause heartache and emotional strain. Frankly, we [...]

When you’re a one night stand mom

We’ve had many conversations about bio-dads, who are men that are only biological fathers. You’ve told us about conceiving with a married bio-dad — and hiding that fact from him. Many of you shared concerns when your child’s bio-dad was someone you barely knew. We thought we had this topic covered. So, when we heard [...]

When you Google your ex

“I need a single mama intervention.” That’s how an urgent message began recently, via our Facebook page. We read this single mom’s note right away, and nodded our heads as we understood how emotional she was. We’ve been there, and we have a feeling that many of you will relate, too. Here’s what happened: When [...]

When a father’s choices make a solo mom even more upset

    We’ve chatted lots lately about bio-dad issues. And we thought — for now — that we’d pretty much covered legal issues like child support and custody. You let us know that deciding whether to reveal (or not) to the bio-dad’s family that a new addition has arrived is a decision you do not [...]

When you secretly hope Dad never comes back

Fathers’ Day is a challenging time for many of you. We get it. As solo moms, we’ve struggled to find ways to help our kids save face while other kids — deservedly so — happily complete Fathers’ Day projects at day care and school. So, this recent message on the eve of Fathers’ Day did [...]

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 [...]

Dating your ex’s best friend

As you know, Singlemommyhood is all about *real* parenting and relationship challenges. Our readers — that’s YOU — don’t hesitate to ask the tough questions. And you never fail to give terrific advice. Thank you! So, when we recently heard from a devoted solo mom reader about her sticky relationship dilemma, we figured that you [...]

When Dad enters rehab (again)

Our hearts sank when we read this poignant message from a single mom who reached out to us for help with a distressing kid dilemma. We’ve often remarked that your children’s questions get tougher to answer as your kids get older. This is especially true when the questions are about an absent parent. Many of [...]

When you barely know your baby’s bio-dad

  We’ve talked often about the emotional trauma of breaking up when you’re pregnant. You’ve let us know that ending a relationship during such a vulnerable time — whatever the reason — is a terrible blow. Sadly, the pain and confusion often persist — and can leave open some serious questions about what’s best for [...]

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 [...]

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