Single mom families need adventures more than other families
I’m big on adventures, especially as a mom. And maybe, especially as a single mom. My kids and I call our Saturdays “adventure day” when I try to plan an event – a trip to a children’s film festival or special park or drive to …
Post-divorce rebound: A requisite heart pummeling
Nothing so easy as catching a heart on the rebound. –Mary Russell Mitford A recent amour and I were chatting. Me: “I’ve been thinking about how the first time you sleep with someone, you’re not really sleeping with that person – you’re really sleeping with …
WTF Friday: Should I stay on the family plan with my ex?
In this weekly feature I answer your personal finance questions. Dear Emma, WTF?! My soon-to-be ex-husband and I are finalizing our post-marital finances. He’s pushing to continue to take advantages of all the monetary efficiencies that married couples enjoy: Continuing our family cell …
Facebook is my babydaddy
I don’t have a husband. I have Facebook. As a single mom, there are lots and lots of things that I can handle really, really well. I run the house, make all the meals (mostly from scratch, I’m proud to say). I own a small …
Dating as a single mom is the same as dating as a teenager
Sunday morning I had brunch with my brother Josh and sister-in-law Susan. They’re in their early 30s, don’t have kids, stay out late, and sleep in on weekends. In other words: They’re normal. Susan grilled me about my date from the night before while …
WTF Friday: My shopaholic single mom friend has a case of the poor-mes
In this weekly feature I answer your personal finance questions. Dear Emma, WTF?! I’m a reasonably happily married mom (who am I kidding? I read your blog every day), and one of my best friends is a single mom. We both have two …
Single moms have too few choices? Bullshit!
Last week my dishwasher stopped working. Yesterday a $99 visit from the Whirlpool people confirmed that the motor died. A repair would cost $327 — the price of a low-end new dishwasher. “What would you do? Get it fixed or just buy a new one?” …
10 crazy sex things that happen to single moms
All or some or none of the following may or may not have happened to me or women I know or met or heard of. You know who you are. Late-night phone sex is interrupted by your kid barfing. You discover at an inopportune moment …
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NYT adds WSM to its Motherlode blogroll
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