When a choice mom faces unwanted co-parenting

We’ve opened several frank conversations about answering your kids’ questions about an absent parent.  It’s such a comfort to hear advice from single moms – and dads -  who understand exactly what you’re facing. Choice moms also chimed in detailing how they answer their kids’ inevitable “daddy” questions. So, when this mom contacted us about [...]

When a choice mom worries about the “daddy” question

We’re all familiar with that middle of the night panic. Suddenly, you’re wide awake worrying — often needlessly — about some future event or conversation that you’re simply not ready to face. This is exactly what happened to a choice mom who wrote to us. Her son is just 15 months old, yet she’s already [...]

Is singlemommyhood potentially forever?

A single woman with a snazzy job title contacted us recently via Twitter. She described her longing for a child — and a string of failed romances. So, she’s seriously considering donor insemination (DI). Happily, her mother is on her side. And her extended family is ready to help in case life throws her an [...]

My family HATES the fact I’m dating a single mom

That’s exactly what this guy wrote this week in his comment at “Single guy (no kids) dating single mom.” This single guy commented about the fact that he’s dating a divorced single mom.  Their relationship is humming right along. And he’s already met her young son. Their difficulties are with his family: they don’t approve [...]

When a [maybe] choice mom worries about dating

  Did you know that The Complete Single Mother, co-authored by our very own Dr. Leah, was the first book to EVER discuss choosing Singlemommyhood via donor insemination? So, it was no surprise that Dr. Leah was quoted as an expert in the Marie Claire article, “Sperm and the Single Girl,” . That’s why we’re [...]