militant single mom
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living the single mom life, to 3 kids, and feeling like a drill sergeant sometimes....
deadbeat dad and child support
Now that my divorces are behind me (that’s one common law and one divorce), I sometimes digress and reflect on the separation, divorce, child support, and my life in general. My first husband…
when deadbeat dad dies
When an estranged dad dies, or a deadbeat dad, dies, the children aren’t sure if they are to mourn or not. When my first ex died, my daughter’s half-sister called her and let her know. …
kids health, stress, and mom blaming, again
As a mom, I have tried to make my children’s lives easier, by not making too many demands and letting kids be kids, because you are only a kid once. When my step-daughter Erin had a mouth sor…
single mom dating advice
A single parent date is a little frightening. I’ve been a single parent (mom) twice. My first husband and I split up and I had our daughter. Later I remarried, then that didn’t work, an…
short courses and programs for single moms back to school
Single moms and back to school! Hard to decide where to start. In my small town, there are not a lot of options for post secondary, so that makes it a little easier. But what we do have, that can l…
single mom back school, yes you can
Being a single mom back to school can be expensive, tiring, frustrating and difficult. But you must do it! Way back in high school, I could be looking out the window, planning my after-school and e…
funny, you know you’re a single mom when…..
Single moms and financial help, there really isn’t any, so we have to help ourselves. Below is a list of just things I’ve noticed or thought of over the years. Crazy things like not bei…
when parent dies without will
When my daughter’s dad died, it wasn’t a sad thing, mainly because he was not involved. This is what he chose, so what can you do? But my daughter and her half-siblings attend the servi…
rich kid, poor kid, guess who the poor ones are…
My daughter had a friend James in high school. One day James told his groups of friends, which extended to the entire school, that his dad had bought him a Hummer and was sending it up (from Florid…
single moms, college, homework, and cheating – yes
For moms going back to school, some advice. The older I get the wiser I get, yet I also get more cynical. As I’ve written I’ve started a Pharmacy Technician program that is mostly onlin…
kids home safety with stoves that short circuit
A couple of months ago my son Mikey was heating up a pot of water on the stove and he told me that it sparked a little. I took a look and everything seemed okay, all lights and elements working, an…
can we fix global warming? NO, WE cannot, but they can
I was watching a show on the end of the world, and what 2017 could mean, and the one guy was talking about “WE”. Saying things like, “Can WE help global warming?”, or ̶…