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Choices? Or Sacrifices?

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 really think of the decisions you’ve made as being sacrifice… Continue

Added by Delaine Moore on November 10, 2009 at 10:26pm — 3 Comments

Stop, Hey – What’s That Sound? Unresolved Legal Issues Pulling You Down…

I’m no divorce expert; there’s no law degree or special accreditation following my name. But now that I’m two years into my divorce, there’s one golden nugget of advice I’d like to pass onto those newly divorcing: Get EVERYTHING down in writing - signed, sealed and wrapped up – o… Continue

Added by Delaine Moore on October 24, 2009 at 7:49pm — 3 Comments

Surviving Low Income Hell As A Divorced Single Mom

So I’ve finally reached the point where I’m not totally embarrassed of the fact that I’ve been living in Low-Income Hell since March; that’s when my ex-husband lost his job and my child AND spousal support went up in smoke – overnight. It’s been hard. REALLY hard. I’ve laid awake many a night stressing over how me and the kids would get by this summer. But you know what I just realized? School is just around the corner – and I DID it: I made sure my kids had a darn good summer despite everythin… Continue

Added by Delaine Moore on August 13, 2009 at 10:01am — 3 Comments

First time writing about my big breakup

So my wife and I married when we found out we were pregnant with our gorgeous daughter Audrey. We have been married for four years and during that time, had a second child. Finn, is our little guy and he is one year old now. During an argument about a month ago she let me know that she was packing it in. I was shocked even though this had been threatened time and time again. I just never thought breaking up the family was a reasonable solution. Well I am very sad about the death of the family as… Continue

Added by Jef-free on August 6, 2009 at 8:18am — 7 Comments

So this is what ice cream tastes like...

I grew up with lactose intolerance. Before I became a parent, I didn’t mind my lactose intolerance too much. I just learned to live life without dairy, despite my occasional desires to eat a scoop of ice cream or cookies with milk. However, my worries began when I became a parent. I naturally believed that my children would grow up suffering from lactose intolerance. I made it my mission to provide the proper care for lactose intolerance that I had never received as a child. In a way, this was a… Continue

Added by Trisha Sorowitz on August 5, 2009 at 10:17am — No Comments

A Serious Question: Am I Afraid to Fall in Love Again?

A close male friend of mine, one whose opinion I value greatly, keeps telling me: Gypsy (his nickname for me), you are so afraid to fall in love. You’ve built walls to protect yourself and keep men out, but you must be careful not to become your own prisoner. Imm… Continue

Added by Delaine Moore on June 25, 2009 at 3:08pm — 1 Comment

Your Kids Don’t Have to 'Go Without' This Summer – Financial Help for Single Moms & Dads

Have harsh financial times fallen upon your family? Are you worried your kids will have to go without sports activities, day camps, trips to the zoo, etc. this summer? Because of the recession, many of you are struggling to put food on the table, let alone pay for fun summer camps/programs for your children. But I’m writing this article to give you hope – many organizations offer fee assistance, and you and your kids may be eligible. (read more… Continue

Added by Delaine Moore on June 16, 2009 at 12:59pm — 2 Comments

Is It Wrong to Slam Deadbeat Dads on TV?

What do you think of the idea of a reality show that exposes fathers who refuse to pay child support? This is what divorced dad and author Joel Schwartzberg opined on a few days ago in his article, “Is it Wrong to Slam Deadbeat Dads on TV?” Cause apparently Lifetime TV has announced their intention to air such a show – it’s called Deadbeat Dads. And it has ‘dads’ rights’ activists in a tizzy. Fathers & Families, a dad-advocacy group, says the problem is that a strong m… Continue

Added by Delaine Moore on June 11, 2009 at 9:31pm — 6 Comments

Self Empowerment for the single Mom

When we separate – it is like an open wound. Both people need time for this wound to heal again. With time and with self empowerment – we become stronger individuals again. We start life as individuals within the warm embrace of our family. After growing into adults we leave this warm embrace to greet the big wide world. As new individuals we continue to grow and at some stage meet our soul mate or partner to make a relationship commitment with. A union, for many, a marriage, a new warm embrace… Continue

Added by Claire Cavendish on May 5, 2009 at 11:48pm — No Comments

Top Single Parents on the Web: The Blogger's to Watch

Welcome! I'm very excited to kick off the Who's Who of Single Parents on the Web, and to share with the world the top single pare

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Added by Morgan Siler on April 23, 2009 at 7:31am — No Comments

Balance - What's that?

We hear about it all the time – this thing called “balance.” We’re told it’s something we need, something we should strive for, something we should achieve. But you know what I’ve never understood? How it is measured. Do all balancing components, i.e. work vs. play, have to happen… Continue

Added by Delaine Moore on April 21, 2009 at 9:52am — No Comments

A woman shouldn't be so open about sex/dating post-divorce...?

This rather blistering comment came into me today from “Random Guy.” Instead of taking it as a personal attack, I’m throwing it out there to readers. What do YOU think? Men, women - do you agree? Please stop me if I’ve misinterpreted from these blog entries: Your “active dating life” really consists of running a pile of guys through an email/instant messaging mill . But you have no real intention of trying to actually meet 99.9% of the men who presumably contact your online profile with… Continue

Added by Delaine Moore on April 18, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Top 4 Celebrity Single Partner

So here we are. We have arrived at Part 3 of the Who's Who of Single Parents List, the Celebrities. This list forgoes Hollywood and reality t.v., (nope, you won't find Bridget Monahan or Jaso… Continue

Added by Morgan Siler on April 17, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Do I Disqualify Potential Dates Too Quickly?

According to my best friend Hali, I do. Disqualify men too quickly, I mean. Over cocktails this past weekend, I was filling her in on my dating life when she quickly inserted: “Ummm Delaine…WHAT dating life?” I laughed. “What do you mean? You know I’m still active on two… Continue

Added by Delaine Moore on April 17, 2009 at 11:19am — No Comments

Who's Who of Single Parents on the Web

Happy Tuesday Everybody! You ready for an exciting Wednesday through Friday? Starting tomorrow, I'll be bringing you a series of lists of "Who's Who of Single Parents on the Web" The lists are divided into three categories (see below) of top single moms and single dads you should know-- or get to know if you don't already. The selection's have been made my me and my twitter followers. My goal for the Who's Who of Single Parents list is to celebrates achievements, recognizes the top Movers and… Continue

Added by Morgan Siler on April 14, 2009 at 4:59am — No Comments

On Becoming "A Woman with a Past"

It’s a feeling under my skin - one that has gradually started pushing to the surface this past year. It tells of love, despair, mischief, and adventure. It comes from sharing, loving, losing, marrying, birthing, trying harder, bleeding, and celebrating. It’s a feeling that tells of surrendering and letting go, pushing forward, and living NOW: I am becoming “A Woman with a Past.” (read more here) Other Articl… Continue

Added by Delaine Moore on April 3, 2009 at 10:11am — No Comments

The Insanity of Working Full-Time AND Being a Full-Time Parent

I think I’m going nuts; I'm being yanked and pulled in fifty different directions. I should have known today would be one of ’those days’ when at 6:30 a.m., the scream of one my boys getting hurt hurtled me out of bed. Work deadlines loom, my nanny phoned in ill, my kids’ after-school schedule today is very busy, kripes - I have no groceries or agenda for my preschool daughter, my email is on the blitz, and somehow I have to manage, troubeshoot, and do it all alone with these two hands and a sm… Continue

Added by Delaine Moore on March 16, 2009 at 1:04pm — No Comments

Holding It Together in front of the Kids

The other day was the perfect case example. I drove home from custody mediation with obviously red, puffy eyes. I walked in the backdoor and immediately went downstairs to my office - I didn’t want my preschool daughter to see my tear-stained face. But once in the saftey of… Continue

Added by Delaine Moore on March 14, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Vacation with my daughter - Day One

Technically, this will be Day One and the night she flew in (Day 0.5): ~~~~~~ Technically, it’s not really “Day One” yet…so since the flight arrived at 11:15pm and she didn’t get to bed until 12:50am, I’ll consider that time Day 0.5. Sound good? She was HYPER…totally excited. Nothing much happened, but I had to take some pics (natch!):

Full blog post on Day 0.5 can be f… Continue

Added by Canadian Bald Guy on March 7, 2009 at 7:39am — 3 Comments

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Added by endora schmidt on March 4, 2009 at 5:54am — No Comments

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Ok. So a friend in Canada translated this down to this The legal aid lawyer said there should not be a big deal to this but then she says it is. Sooooo complicated that only a high priced lawyer can help. Whatver. Does that mean the low priced o...

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WhisperingWinds replied to Jenn's discussion 'WoW, who does that?'

Jenn See if you can push for the max sentence. One of the kids who stole my car was a juvi and they kept letting him out. 3 yrs later he killed two kids in a drug deal gone bad. I wished had made a stronger impact statement. Grinches!

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Tu sucks. But at least they did not get your car and they got caught. I had my car broken into twice in 2 months in Canada. Had the car stolen and i got back minus everything in and it was heavily damaged. I now have a sticker on my car that says ...

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