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Single Parents in the Online Dating Scene

For many single parents it seems as if online dating is the only way to meet someone in our current situation. Most single mothers have a very limited amount of time to meet people. If you’re lucky you get every other weekend to yourself, and most of us spend that time doing all the things that we couldn’t do when our children were there during the week. It’s about the only time we can clean something and have it stay clean for more than five minutes so we take advantage of it. Because of our limited amount of time, online … Continue reading →

I’m So Much More Than Single

What is the most important part of your title as a single mother? Which really defines you? Are you single first and a mother second, or are you a mother first? For me, it’s always about Hailey, my real identity is as her mother, being single in not even in the top ten words that are part of my identity. I am a mother, daughter, sister, friend, valued employee, writer, quilter, voracious reader, animal lover and a creative baker. I just happen to be single. Being single doesn’t define me yet too many times that becomes who I am. I … Continue reading →

Single Parenting an Opposite Gender Child

I think I’ve had it pretty easy as a single mother, I had one child and she is a girl, this is territory that I know! What if you are a single parent raising the opposite gender child? You have some learning to do and it will be easier than you think! Dad while discipline may come easier for you than the nurturing side of parenting, you must remember to nurture. If your little girl gets a boo boo it’s important that you are comforting and kiss it better if necessary. This is not the time for life is not … Continue reading →

Parenting in the New Year

It’s a brand new year. Isn’t it funny how a certain date or event makes us strive to be better people? January 1st is just another day but the way our calendar is set up gives it significance. This year I’m thinking about what it means to be a single parent and what my mission is as Hailey’s mother. My daughter is eighteen now so the day to day hands on parenting is over, she no longer needs me to tie her shoes or wipe her nose. I still parent my child, I think you always do no matter how … Continue reading →

Dating Single Parents

Dating as a single parent is difficult, there is so much more to consider now so the people you are looking to date are different than the people you would have chosen when you didn’t have children. You want someone who is family oriented, who is going to accept your child as part of the package. Often I see women who are looking for those things but aren’t quite as accepting of men in the same situation. It used to be rare for a man to have sole custody of his children but it is becoming more and more common. … Continue reading →

A Hotel Every Parent Can Love

The good news is that some brilliant entrepreneur has just opened a hotel that provides one-of-a-kind childcare, so parents can enjoy some much needed R&R. The bad news is that it’s located in South Africa. Introducing the Baby Hotel. The upscale property is getting high praise for its unique amenities. Namely, the fact that parents can check-in their children and be assured that their tots will be well cared for while they live it up somewhere else. Technically, the Baby Hotel is more of a daycare service than an official hotel, but you wouldn’t know it by reviewing its services. … Continue reading →

Things Not To Say (Or Do) To Your Single Parent Partner

If you are dating or have ever dated a single parent it can be a little tricky in the area of courtesy and respect. There are, of course, certain things that should remain unsaid even though your brain is thinking it. If you care about this person, zip your lip, lest you lose your Love. There may come a time that you can bring the topic up, but it has to be done ever so gently and ever so carefully, cautiously and whatever else makes us “walk on eggs”. Here are just a few things not to say or do … Continue reading →

Are You Dating A Single Parent?

Being a single parent has some unique challenges in addition to the challenges faced by two-parent families. If you are dating someone who is a single parent, please read this so that you will understand better what a single parent deals with in his or her chaotic lives. Dear Date: It is true, I am looking for some companionship, but I am a little skittish because I have been burned before. Please be patient with me and allow me to back away from you physically and emotionally without feeling slighted. I am just protecting myself until I feel that I … Continue reading →

Star Updates: Gisele Bundchen and Farrah Fawcett

It looks as though Gisele Bundchen may finally be getting her ultimate wish. Reports say that the supermodel is expecting her first child with husband Tom Brady. In other news, Bridget Moynahan is hoping that once Bundchen gives birth she will leave her 18-month-old son with Brady alone. I know a few people who’ll drink to that. You’ll recall that Brady dumped Moynahan right before she discovered she was pregnant with his child. The football star then hooked up with Bundchen, and the two recently got hitched twice-—once in California, and again, last month in Costa Rica. The Victoria’s Secret … Continue reading →

Taming Teens as a Single Parent

If you think it was tough when you were the single parent of a small child as they work their way on up to the adolescent stage, hang on. You have no idea how difficult the teen years can be. Though trying at times, to say the least, raising a teen does have a silver lining. You just have to have patience and watch for its arrival. During the teen years more than ever your child is looking for that other parent. If the other parent is in the picture by all means, use them and let them know how … Continue reading →