Pushing the co-parenting envelope too far?

Because so many of you are co-parenting pros, we’re reaching out to you again. So, a single dad who comments here very often has come to us for some advice. Can you help? This father of two has been raising his kids alone for the past five years, ever since his ex told him “I [...]

Are long distance relationships the ideal?

We’ve been closely following the long-distance relationships of a handful of single parent bloggers — and gushing all the way! For example, there’s T, who blogs often about dating her guy long distance. We love how she keeps it positive when it comes to balancing it all: two kids, an ex, a full-time job… and [...]

Need some kid vacation tips?

Are you sending your child off this summer, on his/her own? (Or, maybe you already have?). Perhaps your child is going away for summer camp? Or, to the “other parent’s” home? Or, maybe to visit relatives in another state? So, how can you help your kids be prepared? (As some of you might know, Rachel [...]

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 — [...]

Does Dad come into your home?

Does your ex come into your home when he’s picking up the kids? Although neither of us has personal experience with this –  we’ve raised our kids solo — we sure hear about this scenario from moms. Let’s say that it’s your ex’s weekend with the kids. You’re scurrying around your home to pack their [...]