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Faith, Living, Motherhood
March 21, 2023
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By Becky Stachnik

8 Fight Songs for the Single Mom

They whispered to her: You cannot withstand the storm. I have had days when the storms hit me while I…

The Power of Connection: Making Friends As a Single Mom

Friendship, Living, Motherhood
March 4, 2023
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By Ivana Katz

The Power of Connection: Making Friends As a Single Mom

I was sitting at the beach with a friend, watching our almost 2-year-old kids play at the edge of the…

To the Single Mother Doing the Work of Two This Holiday Season

Motherhood
December 17, 2022
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By Christine Weimer

To the Single Mother Doing the Work of Two This Holiday Season

To the single mom during the holidays, I’ve thought of you as I bought each gift for my daughter this…

Divorce Improved My Relationship With My Teens

Kids, Marriage, Motherhood, Teen
December 14, 2022
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By Jami Worthington

Divorce Improved My Relationship With My Teens

I’m in the car, utterly exhausted, back aching. My 17-year-old son is in the passenger seat, his attention glued, as…

Being a Single Mom is Completely Exhausting

Motherhood
January 9, 2020
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By Valeria Tipton

Being a Single Mom is Completely Exhausting

Grief. . . emptiness. . . depression. . . anxiety. . . those are a few of the words I…

Journal, Mental Health, Relationships
March 22, 2018
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By Katie Weber

Loneliness Is Slowly Drowning Me

When I took off to college, I went from living with my family to a dorm roommate. From a dorm…

How My Daughter Helped me Survive my Husband’s Sudden Death

Death of a Spouse, Grief
January 2, 2018
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By Becca Sitzes

How My Daughter Helped me Survive my Husband’s Sudden Death

My daughter was 10 when the unthinkable happened. On March 30, 2017, her father died following what was supposed…

7 Ways to Cope With Depression Related to Divorce and Single Parenting

Mental Health, Relationships
December 15, 2017
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By Stacey Freeman

7 Ways to Cope With Depression Related to Divorce and Single Parenting

Just days after ringing in the New Year together, my husband told me during a phone call he was leaving…

Yes My Husband Is Out-of-Town, No I’m Not “Single-Moming It”

Journal
April 17, 2017
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By Alethea Mshar

Yes My Husband Is Out-of-Town, No I’m Not “Single-Moming It”

My husband is working full-time out-of-town, so I must be single-moming it, right? OH HECK NO! Please, do not even…

How Divorce Taught Me There Are Different Ways To Love

Inspiration, Journal, Relationships
May 10, 2016
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By Erinne Magee

How Divorce Taught Me There Are Different Ways To Love

We weren't trying to get pregnant, but it's not like we were taking the measurements not to get pregnant. In…

Motherhood
November 11, 2015
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By Kristie McCollum

Parenting Alone

How do you do it? How can you do it? Questions I often get asked; which I now find offensive.…