Contest: Helping you conquer tough parenting challenges

When soon-to-be-single mom Victoria Ballard (pictured above) was told that her 18-month-old son, Joseph, had cerebral palsy, she feared that her household would fall apart. Fortunately, Victoria took that fear and turned it into something very positive. “At the time, I felt very unsure about the future,” Victoria says. “So, I decided to make a [...]

Time to yourself and other fantasies

We know that many of you have been house-bound due to recent severe (and never ending) winter storms.  And those of you with young kids have shared harrowing tales about juggling work responsibilities and sudden child care demands due to the ice, snow, and freezing cold … one more snow day. It seems like the more [...]

Should the kids stay? And you move out?

Having raised our kids as solo parents, we’re often in awe of the creative ways that many divorced couples figure out how to co-parent together. So, when we tuned into this news story on NPR about how divorce affects kids, we thought about our own co-parenting readers here at Singlemommyhood. “When parents get divorced, the [...]

How to be a happy single mother

When Orit Sutton was eight months pregnant, her baby’s father split town. Although they attempted to reconcile when their daughter was four months old, Orit — a choreographer and dance instructor in London, England — knew that she’d better prepare to parent alone. We’ve been emailing back and forth with Orit, and it’s clear that [...]

Dads, do you ever get invited into your ex’s home?

We hope this is obvious: we love to hear from single dads at Singlemommyhood. The great thing about having wonderful neighbors, like our single dad readers, is how much we learn from each other. When we recently wrote about dads who pick up — and drop off –  their kid(s) from the ex’s home — [...]

Do you have a private, kid-free zone in your home?

Are you having sex in your own home? We asked you this recently, and we’re not surprised that this is one of the most controversial subjects for single parents. You’ve chimed in (thanks!), and we’ve noted that most of you do feel entitled to have sex in your own home. So, what’s the problem? For [...]