Single Mom Diary: Holiday Advice Needed

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Co-parenting during the holidays is no easy task, but over the past 3 years my ex-husband and I have worked out a reasonable arrangement. She spends Christmas Eve with me and my family so that she can sleep in her bed and wake up on Christmas morning to find what Santa has brought her. Then… [Continue Reading]

SINGLE MOM DIARY: How to Date

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Every time I was dating someone people would ask me “When is the wedding?”. After the wedding they ask “When are you going to have a baby?”. By the time my daughter turned one their questions changed to “Are you planning on having another child?”. Now that I am divorced the question du jour is… [Continue Reading]

Single Mom’s Diary: Keeping Score

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I remember my ex-father-in-law once saying that when he first got divorced he would take his kids out for ice cream or cake at the end of their visit so that they would go home to their mother on a massive sugar rush. The sweet and obedient children that were dropped off at their father’s… [Continue Reading]

Single Mom Diary: Moving Home

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My sister made a comment that it is like I am married to our parents. I took offense to her criticism because I have always been considered the one who makes the poor decisions while she is the one who married well. Here she was judging me.After I left my husband, my daughter and I… [Continue Reading]

Single Mom Diary: Co-Parenting Battle Field

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Two weeks ago my daughter lost her first tooth while eating her dinner. It was such a great milestone in her life that I got to experience with her. I will never forget running down the hall to the bathroom with her to wash out her mouth and hearing her say “I am crying because… [Continue Reading]

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