Single Mom

I am a hopeless romantic…with a heavy emphasis on the hopeless aspect. I love love. I love cheesy romantic comedies. I love late 90s R&B jams. I am a sucker for poetry. I still believe in the mad, crazy...

To the woman he left us for:  Do you remember us? Do you remember me? My son? I bet you do. I bet you think of me, of us, as frequently as I think of you. Do you remember the...

How many times since becoming a parent have you said or heard someone call themselves a "single mom" to describe a time when they had to parent alone? My guess you've said or heard it at least once or...

Always #29 I turned twenty-nine, again, recently. I honestly haven’t felt better in years. Maybe it’s the self-confidence that comes along with being in your thirties. Maybe it’s the strength of motherhood. Or is it all of my good habits?...

I'm snarky. I am competitive. At times I can be downright cut-throat. I am slightly neurotic. I am messy. I am a germ freak. I know myself well enough to acknowledge and accept that I possess some less than...

The D word. Haha not that word. But one that’s considered almost just as horrendous: DIVORCE. I know it probably isn't what you want to think about during Valentine's Week, but for many of us it is reality. Despite the startling statistics...

As parents, it often seems like we can’t get things right, but the judgments and expectations are far worse for single and stepparents. Have you ever noticed that single dads and stepdads are often seen as heroes, while single...

This month, on September 8 to be exact, my son turned 10. 10! He is a whole decade old. He is smart, curious, and such a mama’s boy. (He hates when I call him a mama’s boy though, but...

  Holidays are my favorite time of year. I love a good party, a good theme, good food, and most of all . . . I love family. My vision for my life was one of family dinners surrounded by...

You blink and the kids are back in school. Your house is still a mess, and you’ve yet to figure out how to make life feel less crazy. Don’t worry: you’re not alone. Back-to-school time brings lots of change...