By Brooke
Celebrating Your Independence as a Single Parent
Sunday, July 4th, 2010Happy Independence Day!
Today while we celebrate the freedoms that we have as Americans, also let us celebrate the independence we have as single parents. Some of us have chosen this independence, while some of us were not given the choice. Either way, please take a few minutes today to ponder the blessings of freedom we have [...]
Choosing the Positive
Monday, June 28th, 2010It can be easy to see everything that is stacked up against you. Money is tight, you work too much, the housework is never ending. You have two choices – you can see it as a challenge to overcome, or you can feel sorry for yourself.
If you consciously choose the positive mindset, it will start [...]
Lessons I Learned From My Single Mom
Sunday, May 30th, 2010I was raised mostly by a single mom. My parents separated when I was in 8th grade, but before that my dad had been a long haul truck driver who was on the road more often than he was home. Most of my childhood it was my mom, my sister and I. Having this background [...]
Taking 15 Minutes to Dance
Monday, May 24th, 2010It seems that just when you think that you couldn’t possibly handle one more thing, the universe throws something else at you to prove you wrong. That has been my week. Actually that has been my month.
As women, and especially as mothers, we feel the need to be able to do it all. I’m not sure [...]
The Importance of Creating Family
Sunday, May 16th, 2010Everyone has heard the phrase, “It takes a village to raise a child.” As a single parent your village is even more important. Your village becomes your family; the people that you rely on to help you and child. When you are a single parent, especially when you are not in close proximity of actual [...]
An Ode to My Single Mom Support Team
Sunday, May 9th, 2010Becoming a single parent can feel isolating. At 22, I become a single mom who was trying to find my footing in a world of co-parenting, creating my own home, and raising my son. My friends were finishing college, starting careers, dating and enjoying their youth. It was easy to see that I was in [...]
What Did You Call Me?
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010Yesterday I was in a meeting with two single moms. One of them said she had met a woman the night before who refuses to be called a single mom, but a co-parent. “Genius,” I thought.
When meeting someone and they learn that I am a “single mom” the look on their face is always the same. [...]
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