We’re having sex. Does that mean we’re getting back together?

When we received this emotional email from a distressed single mom, we spoke about her plight immediately. If you’ve “been there” (count us in), you’ve experienced first hand the confusion and pain that inevitably accompanies sex with your ex. Here’s this single mom’s sorry tale: “My ex husband and I have been divorced for eight [...]

Do you need a Daddy Book?

When we’ve talked about absent (by choice) parents you’ve let us know the confusion and pain this choice creates for the abandoned kids — and for you. We’ve also huddled together about answering the “where’s my daddy” questions that inevitably pop up when kids start preschool. And we’ve  vented about “no-show” co-parents. Not only does [...]

Grieving an absent parent?

“My son hasn’t seen or heard from his father in more than three years,” begins an email we recently received from a single mom. “I’ve always told my seven year old son that his dad moved away and I didn’t know where he went,” this moms goes on. “Truthfully, I knew that he moved in [...]

Saying goodbye

Rachel at Single Mom Seeking recently called me for some advice about sending off her daughter at the airport for her first mother-free trip — and I gladly gave her some suggestions here. Saying goodbye is something that parents need to learn how to do — over and over. Whether it’s the first day of [...]