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 life [...]

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 blogging colleague [...]

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 are, [...]

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 intimate [...]

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 moms who lash out [...]

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 with other [...]

Valentine’s Day party giveaway contest!

If you think it’s too early to be thinking about Valentine’s Day, we’re here to get the party started.
At Singlemommyhood, we believe that Valentine’s Day is about celebrating love — in whatever form you might find it. (We also admit to being complete chocolate fiends!)
The folks at Beaucoup recently asked if we’d host a Valentine’s [...]