I Can No Longer Live This Way Even if it’s “Best” For My Kids
As a mother, I seek out the best for my children. When I was pregnant, I picked the best doctor, hospital, and prenatal vitamins. When they are…
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A Single Mother is Strength Personified
When I was 12 years old my mother unexpectedly became a single parent. My dad left a note on the counter and my mother wept as she read it to me.…
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I Left My Husband For My Children
I’ve borne witness to the hushed conversations and sympathetic glances surrounding a woman going through a divorce. I’ve heard the million I’m…
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I Was Better Off Divorced
“Oh, I’m so sorry,” the nurse said at my baby’s 18-month checkup. I put my hands over my going-on-3-year-old’s ears, a little too…
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I Refuse to be a Single Mom Who Settles
Single mothers have the pressure of raising amazing children, being fabulous mothers, and providing their children the family they deserve. The…
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I’m Done Being a Victim of Divorce
You need to stop being the victim of divorce. My head snapped up. I looked at her and felt as though she just slapped me. My whole body jerked…
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As a Divorced Mom, Sometimes I Feel Like a Traitor
I feel like a fraud. My house is clean. No toys on the floor. All the beds freshly made. Pillows perfectly placed on the couch. My house is…
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Finding Love After Divorce
I’m divorced. This is not about my divorce. This is about life after divorce. This is for the 50 percent of you who have been married and…
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Widowed: I’m a single mom, but don’t call me that
I was raised by a single mother. No matter the circumstance, it’s hard. It’s SO hard. Getting up alone. Making breakfast, checking homework,…
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The Lie I Tell Myself
Here I am on the eve of my 34th birthday having a little pity party. I am on the verge of tears thinking I am 34 and single. Single and alone. No one…
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