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Category Archives: Single Motherhood
Rose-Colored Parenting
My 4-year-old and I took a trip down memory lane last month. My memory lane, that is, since we were visiting the city of her birth, which we left when she was 15 months old, and of course she has … Continue reading
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A New Crop of Would-Be Single Mothers
Every month in my Single Mothers by Choice group, members who are trying to conceive using various fertility treatments link up on our internet forum to cheer each other on during the dreaded “two week wait” between their insemination or … Continue reading
The Oldest Kindergartener
Last week, I walked my daughter to her first day of kindergarten. We did all the typical first-day things, the new backpack, the special outfit, lots and lots of photos on our front steps, the Facebook share of that first-day-of-kindergarten … Continue reading
Eight Tips for Single Parents Going Back to School
Making it through college can be a challenge for any of us—add to that the responsibility of being a single parent and college can be especially demanding. Dr. Bill Burns, director of the North Dakota State University Counseling Center, and … Continue reading
Not a Daddy, But a Husband!
Leaving the soccer field last night, Claire said “I want to have a daddy.” Yeek! It was boiling hot, we were all exhausted, Anna was whining and crying her way to the car. I was carrying the folding chairs, the … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Blessings, and Regrets
My Mother’s Day this year was a wonderful one. I had a dinner party playdate – three of my Single Mothers by Choice friends and their three children joined my girls and I for dinner and play, under the blue … Continue reading
Health
My daughter has become fascinated by health – good and bad – since she turned 4. Four is a year for discussions about death and sex, I’ve been warned by friends. It’s been true, so far, but far more interesting … Continue reading
Ah, February (An Anti-Romantic Love Essay)
Ah, February. The month of love. Spare me. Always my least favourite holiday, Valentine’s Day, edging out New Year’s Day by a whisker. Both holidays of forced expression of love, or joy, both awkward for the singletons at the party … Continue reading
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Step 5 (The Journey of a New Foster-to-Adopt Midlife Mom)
The year is coming to an end and I would absolutely love to wrap up my journey toward the adoption of a child up in a pretty package, waiting under the Christmas tree. Unfortunately, life is not that simple. Or … Continue reading
The Childcare Dilemma
March 24, 2013
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