Blended Family Vacations – How to be Successful

Submitted by Shirley Cress Dudley
You and your new spouse/boyfriend are wondering what to do about a vacation… 
Do you have the fantastic idea of taking your newly blended family on a three-week car ride all around the United States?
Uh oh… maybe you haven’t thought this through.                       
Your spouse/boyfriend is asking if maybe we should just take separate [...]

Running on Empty: How to Fight Single Mom Burn-Out

Submitted by: Cathy
Is multi-tasking your standard method of operating? If you are a woman, it probably is. Married or single us women are caregivers, problems solvers…we are everything to everyone.
If you are a divorced, single mom who works, more than likely you are stressed out and exhausted. Your day may start at 6:30 am and [...]

Rocky Balboa’s Got Nothing On Single Moms!

 
Submitted by Delaine
I’m writing this article with the theme song of the movie Rocky playing in my mind.  For at this very moment, I don’t just feel like Delaine The Divorced Mother who raises her three kids 95% of the time on her own with no help.  No no -  I am a champion; my feet [...]

What Kind Of Man Wants ‘Serious’ With A Single Mom?

Submitted by Delaine
So I broke up with someone last week – a single dad of two.   He’s the first man I’ve gone out with since divorcing that I contemplated getting serious with whatsoever.  But even though we got along brilliantly, even though he said he was crazy about me, one main thing deterred his interest: the fact [...]

PAIN…Alone Without Kids For The First Time

Submitted by Delaine
“My ex-husband took the kids for the first time this weekend. And my heart is so heavy.”
This message awaited me from a newly-divorcing friend on Facebook this morning.  She was floundering, her free time only reminding her how empty and confused she felt. 
I read her message with a tight chest:  I remember…
Almost three [...]

Do You Know What You Want?

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf
Defining Personal and Professional Goads

When it comes to resetting professional goals following divorce, we may not want to rock the boat because we’re shaken by the personal changes we’ve been through. But the dynamics of money, logistics, location, kids, and schools may require a careful look at work, and how it [...]

Parental Alienation: “A Uterus, Divorce Papers and Bruises”

Submited by: Cathy
Father’s right activists have been attempting to have Parental Alienation Disorder added to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V), the American Psychiatric Association’s “bible” of diagnoses.
The National Organization for Women learned about the effort and is concerned. They have now sent out an Action Alert [...]

Choices? Or Sacrifices?

Submitted by Delaine
Many months ago,  during a deep conversation with my Good Man – a handsome, young widower who continues to restore my faith in men -  we began talking about ’sacrifices’ and ‘choices.’  Or rather, I was rambling on about how I think women make sacrifices when they become wives and mothers – when he cut me off.  “Do you [...]

The Single Parent Family: A Unique Perspective From a Single Mom

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf
I’m on the other side of the shore, long past my separation and divorce. In fact, that period in my life is a bit of a blur. And just as well. Those were stormy times, and they’re behind me; there have been plenty of incredible, unexpected adventures since. And I see [...]

Making A Child’s Dream Come True – Against The Odds

Submitted by Delaine
I had no idea how I was going do it. Ever since last spring, my eldest son, age 8, had gone on and on about how badly he wanted to play hockey this season.  REAL hockey.  Cause up till then it had always just been  me, him, and some friends shooting the puck on  an [...]

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