How to live a truly rich life: A letter to my kids
Dear Helena and Lucas, When I was growing up, my family and I spent a lot of time shopping. Some of those weekend afternoons were spent looking for deals at malls – to which we had to drive for an hour because we lived in …
Women must be financially independent to thrive
He who has the gold makes the rules. –Anonymous (who was she?) You cannot choose to be financially dependent on a man and also call yourself a feminist. The past decade has been a hotbed of debating the merits of the stay-at-home mom, how to …
Don’t be a crazy mom who nurtures her kids 24/7
You know those moms who spend their lives devoted to shoehorning every minute into quality family time and nurturing child rearing? They’re nuts. Don’t try to be one. Are you following my 10-year marriage contract project? Ryan Seacrest, Woman’s Day, CafeMom …
Can two straight single moms build a modern family together?
My best SMILF Morghan and I discussed buying a multifamily home together, and reaping the financial, logistical and emotional benefits afforded married couples. Do you think this arrangement could work? Morghan: Would it be so crazy if we bought a house and moved in together? …
I’m afraid I’ll never meet a man if I move to the suburbs
Like many a city parent, I hear the call of the suburbs. Despite my own love of urban living, parenting energetic children makes me long for a yard and tree-lined neighborhood where Helena and Lucas can enjoy their independence, no-brainer schools and a garden where …
On the single mom to-do list: Hang out with adults
The demands on single moms’ time and emotional resources are far greater than many other demographics, and our financial resources – at least initially following a divorce – are far less. Which means we need to be as efficient as possible. It took me a …
I hug my kids too much because I’m lonely
“I make Spencer hug me more than he wants to. He has to make up for his mom not getting any.” –Helen Hunt’s single-mom character, Carol, in As Good As It Gets Before I go to bed, I sneak into my kids’ room and give …
7 ways your phone is making you a bad mom
You see it everywhere you look—on the playground, in line at the ATM, in the supermarket—harried moms standing, necks bent, thumbs frantically tapping away at their BlackBerrys or Droids. And it will probably only get worse. According to a survey sponsored by Johnson & …
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