Do “little things” stress you out?

“I’ve been having the toughest time disciplining my son lately,” begins an email we received this week from the single mom of a three-year-old son.
“He’s a very sweet kid,” she adds. “But he just doesn’t listen when I tell him to do — or not do — something.”
For example, in the morning, she asks [...]

Are you a married mom who feels like a single mom?

“I feel like I’m a single mom, although I’m married,” a mother recently emailed us.
She is not the first married mom to come to Singlemommyhood to confess that she, too, feels like a single mom (FLASM). Can you relate to this dilemma?
“My husband and I both work full-time jobs and then he decided after our [...]

Leaving your kids alone at home?

“My 12-year-old daughter is lobbying to stay home alone for longer than the occasional 15 minutes or so. I feel fine about leaving her alone when I need to run a quick errand. But if I’m gone for longer, she balks about coming along.”
A single mom recently sent us this e-mail.  She wants to know: [...]

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 school, [...]

Addiction or choice?

Sometimes things just hit you, right?
This weekend when I went out to dinner, I was floored.
The family at the next table — a mom with her two tween daughters — ordered their meals and immediately pulled out their iPhones.

I tried not to stare, but each one of them was tap-tap-tapping away. They didn’t talk to [...]

How much is too much on Facebook?

I’m a long-time Facebook user — while Dr. Leah is new on the Facebook front.
And it appears that we’re having yet another little disagreement. See what you think. We’d love to know your thoughts on this one!
So, this all started when Dr. Leah asked me: “Don’t you think that some parents overdo it with [...]

Is Kate on her way to singlemommyhood?

Yes, I admit it: I watch Jon and Kate Plus 8.
For those of you who have been doing more productive things in the evening, this is a TLC reality show featuring Jon and Kate Gosselin, who are raising one set of twins and sextuplets.  (Hey, even the Sanity Fairy ™ needs a break every [...]

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 Sanity Fairy™ [...]