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Silence is Golden

“It’s easier to hear noise than silence.” Wise words from a mom who is enjoying the end of summer, or more importantly, the end of the constant bickering between her seven-year-old son and his 10-year-old sister. The new school year started in my neck of the woods this week and I’ve spent the last few days swapping summer war stories with other parents at morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up. Moms with multiple kids were busy doing their happy dance, celebrating a temporary reprieve from the sibling squabbling they’ve refereed all summer. As a mom of a singleton I am better … Continue reading →

Learning to Ask for Help

I have always been very independent. I have a hard time asking for help and an even harder time accepting it. When I found myself as a single mother I learned quickly that I just couldn’t do everything on my own anymore. There are times you are going to need people to watch your kids so that you can go to work or school. Other times you may be in a financial bind with no way out. When I got divorced six months ago, I was a stay-at-home-mom. I hadn’t worked for three years since my son was born. I … Continue reading →

Single Parent: Back to School

As I said in I’m Not Sorry, I’m Thankful I went back to school shortly after I became a single parent. I honestly don’t think I would have if I had not become one, and when I did, I wished that I would have done it prior to becoming one. Partly because I love learning so I would have liked to spend more time in school. Mostly because going to school and being a single parent is one of the hardest things to do. Now I’m sure if Jonathan were older or if I didn’t homeschool it may be easier, … Continue reading →

Fears, Myths, and Realities About Being and “Older” Mom

While I write often here in the Parents Blog about life with three teenagers as a single parent, I do not really write about my plans to continue parenting and add to my family through adoption. As I sit on a “waiting list,” waiting for a referral, I do some volunteer work with some local special needs adoption organizations and prepare myself for becoming a single mom all over again. I have a few very supportive friends (whom I cling to) and plenty of people who wonder why on earth I would want to continue parenting now that I’m nearly … Continue reading →

“I’m a Terrible Mother.”

Do you ever have a secret, nagging feeling that you are inadequate as a mother? Are you ever fearful that you just don’t have what it takes to parent this very special child? What if you fail him or her? And what if your child has these problems because of something you did, or something within you that was genetically inferior? I remember when I was a single mother, trying to make sure that my sons’ needs were being met. At that time, of course, I didn’t have my stepdaughters, but I had a son with juvenile diabetes and another … Continue reading →

Choose a Good Calendar for Your Hectic Schedule

Being a single parent can get hectic at times. You have work, daycare, your school, their school, your homework, their homework, bills, appointments, activities, school programs, shared custody or visitation, birthdays, alone time and a lot more. Some days you wonder how you are going to do it all. There are a lot of things and ideas out there that can help you get through days like this. I won’t be able to fit all of them into one blog, because it would just get way too long, so I am going to break this up into several different blogs. … Continue reading →

Finding a College to Fit Your Needs as a Single parent

Currently I am half way through completing my Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology leading to licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist. Tonight begins my ninth class. The way my school schedule works is that I attend school two nights per week for four weeks, then move on to the next class. It is intense and a lot of work but I get done quicker and am able to attend full-time and also work full-time. I completed my Bachelor degree just last year at the age of twenty-nine. I moved to California from Arizona at the age of eighteen and … Continue reading →

Single Moms Going Back to School – Part Three

For the third part of this ten-part series pertaining to single moms going back to school, I wanted to talk about money, the heart of the matter. When I decided to start school from home, the greatest concern, and fear was the financial end of paying for school. Yes, I knew that finishing my degree was going to push me ahead in my job or a new job, making more money so my kids could enjoy a better life. However, I also knew I would have to make some initial sacrifices to achieve my goal, which was scary. I am … Continue reading →

Beauty and Brains

Who says you can’t be beautiful AND smart? In Hollywood (and I suppose worldwide) there is an impression that women are either one or the other. Naturally, I disagree and while there are many examples I could provide to counter the claim (Queen Rania of Jordan, Jacyln Smith, Cindy Crawford), this blog is specifically about a beauty who is not only business savvy, but is smart enough to know the importance of passing on lessons she has learned. So who is this brainy bombshell? Kathy Ireland. She has been a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl three times over, owns … Continue reading →