When grandparent behavior upsets a single mom

When the Singlemommyhood community shares personal truth about how our parents are involved – or not – in our daily lives, our challenges are obviously quite different. Some of us get lots of help from our parents. Other parents withhold help because they  don’t agree with our choices and demand we confront a relationship partner [...]

Is it important for kids to know your ex’s extended family?

Many of you are blessed with supportive extended families. Some of us, however, struggle solo with little to no family support — especially from our ex’s extended family. We shake our heads when we hear how twisted extended family dramas can impact kids in hurtful ways.  So, when a single mom contacted us with just [...]

When the (married) bio-dad was never told

We’ve chatted about telling a bio-dad’s unsuspecting parents —or not—about their *surprise* grandchildren. And a bunch of other bio-dad dramas to which so many of us can relate. We must confess, however, that this complicated bio-dad family drama left us shaking our heads. We really need you to help this solo mom make a decision. [...]