Were you invited to a Moms’ Night Out Holiday Cookie Exchange that demanded you bake 72 homemade cookies and don’t know how to say no? Ask a Single Mom. Thinking about divorce and want to know what life is like on the other side? Ask a Single Mom. Have no idea how to make time […]
Were you invited to a Moms’ Night Out Holiday Cookie Exchange that demanded you bake 72 homemade cookies and don’t know how to say no? Ask a Single Mom. Thinking about divorce and want to know what life is like on the other side? Ask a Single Mom. Have no idea how to make time […]
Were you invited to a Moms’ Night Out Holiday Cookie Exchange that demanded you bake 72 homemade cookies and don’t know how to say no? Ask a Single Mom. Thinking about divorce and want to know what life is like on the other side? Ask a Single Mom. Have no idea how to make time […]
For years, everything I loved about Christmas was consumed by the endless expectations, and it took me becoming a single mother to realize I was the only one putting those expectations on myself. I’ve always loved the holidays. For years, my family’s Christmas season began on Black Friday when we went to The Nutcracker ballet […]
Were you invited to a Moms’ Night Out Holiday Cookie Exchange that demanded you bake 72 homemade cookies and don’t know how to say no? Ask a Single Mom. Thinking about divorce and want to know what life is like on the other side? Ask a Single Mom. Have no idea how to make time […]
The responsibilities of this new life gutted me. Dating gave me permission to forge space for myself. It was a way to seize control. In 2011, I found myself single for the first time since the summer after high school. My main squeeze (3-year-old D) and I were living in a small studio apartment. I […]
You know what’s worse than getting divorced? Feeling lonely every day. A friend once confided in me that she wanted to leave her husband, but one thing was stopping her: the idea of becoming a single mom. I get it. The term “single mom” is loaded—you’re either ruining the moral fabric of the country, you’re a victim […]
Marriage doesn’t mean automatic happiness. I am a single mother of two living in New York City. Even though my kids attend a culturally diverse elementary school, I still stand out like a sore thumb. When I go on playdates, half the time the moms are trying to set me up with someone “they know.” The other half the time they’re asking me how hard it is […]
The next time you glance at a fabulous single’s timeline with a twinge of envy, remember that it is only the highlight reel. I’m an active Facebooker. When I do something fun, I’ll often post pictures. But as we all know, Facebook is only a highlight reel of the fragments we choose to show. People […]
Just because it’s hard doesn’t mean I’m not happy. Single + parent. When those two words come together, most people think of the stereotypical exhausted mom or dad living a life full of hardship and struggle (emotionally and financially). And, of course, we all tear up over those beautiful stories of professional athletes who buy their mother a new house as a “thank you” for all […]
At age 10, I was already reflecting on the fact that some of my earliest, definitive memories were of my parents fighting. Unhappily partnered parents: Please don’t stay together “for the kids.” I’m not married and I’m not a parent. Granted, should I eventually be married and have children with that partner and be contemplating […]
This originally appeared on Mamamia. Republished here with permission. When women with husbands in high-powered jobs complain of their long work hours, it can be hard for a single mother to sympathize. At a party, a social gathering, or simply chatting to a parent in a park, if a conversation goes for long enough, eventually I […]
