My parents don’t want me to date

“Valentine’s Day was awful,” a young single mom of a toddler told us yesterday. “I’ve been a single mom since conception. My daughter is the love of my life. So, why do I still want more?” “I feel guilty because I want someone else in my life,” she adds. “There’s been no intimacy in my [...]

Dads, we’re wishing you a Happy Valentine’s Day

We’re honored that SO many dads – single AND married -  have joined us @Singlemommyhood. If you haven’t checked out these “daddy blogs” yet… please do! Happy Valentine’s Day to these special men in the spirit of what guides us here: friendship. We been following Bruce Sallan for a while now because he’s our dad [...]

A chocolate promise from us to you

When we launched Singlemommyhood a little more than a year ago, we had one goal: to give you a soft place to land. Thank you for helping us create a community that mainstream media often ignore, or portray in a less than positive way. We’re beyond-honored that you’ve joined us. We love how honest you [...]

What’s TMI for Valentine’s Day?

For some of us, Valentine’s Day practically gives us permission to be all lovey-dovey in public. We get sugary and sentimental — and we go on and on about our personal date plans. For others, however, this is just TOO much. You don’t relish listening to your friends and co-workers as they share their most [...]

Here’s to the men we love

We started to write this really mushy Valentine’s Day post about finding love — and then we scrapped it. Why? Because we realized that we’re surrounded by love in this great, big blogging world of single parents. Who needs a Valentine when you have blog love? For the record, we know there are some single [...]

Here’s your chance to win books for Valentine’s Day!

Because we love to spread love… for Valentine’s Day, Dr. Leah and I are giving away more than 20 books! Here’s your chance to win: Getting Naked Again: Dating, Romance, Sex, and Love When You’ve Been Divorced, Widowed, Dumped, or Distracted, by Judith Sills: “You are divorced, you’re widowed, or maybe you’ve just been busy [...]