Solo Mother

I can’t believe I did it. National Blog Posting Month is done as of midnight tonight, and I did indeed fulfill my commitment to post every day. The end of the month makes me think of the beginning of the month, which in turn makes me think of payments.
In my case, it’s another month of no payment from the ex for his son, I’m betting. He’s so far behind, I don’t see how he’ll ever catch up. This will make Christmas a little tight, but I’ve been saving and scrimping and buying cool National Geographic toys on sale when I …read more

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Tango.
Perhaps you’re new to this single, post-divorce stuff. Maybe you’re a year or two into it and have decided to just slog through the days, getting things done, taking care of the kids, the job, the car, the house… but,of course, not taking care of yourself. I am a fan of actual therapy, or “Paid Friends” as some of us like to call it. But we should never underestimate the value of responsible, retail therapy. I’m not talking about going and maxing all your credit cards on frou frou, chichi stuff that makes you nothing but broke; like sugar, that …read more

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Tracee Sioux over at So Sioux Me (she’s a b5blogger at Blogfabulous, in case you didn’t know!) is giving away four Discovery Girls books, companions to the Discovery Girls magazine, geared towards girls ages eight to ten. If you’d like to win…

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Ahem.
Kate over at Babylune is participating in Bravo’s Project Blog and she could use a final push to keep in front of Winnie, who blogs about the View. By all means, check out each of this week’s contestants, but I think you’ll find that Kate’s entry wins, hands down.
Unless you’re a rabid fan of the View, in which case… don’t tell me.

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This diatribe will go just as well towards vindictive, angry mothers as it will fathers but, as I’ve just gotten done with a tour of the Blogosphere and read some of the nasty, crappy things some fathers have done to their children to get back at their ex’es… this post will address revenge-seeking fathers.
You suck.

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I’m still trying to sort it all out. As far as I’m concerned, my parents already gave me my Christmas present: almost four whole days off from the Kid.
Four. Whole. Days.
I haven’t had more than a night or two off since I gave birth to that boy, and those nights are all thanks to my parents, who (go figure) love having the little guy with them. I feel like a whole new woman. Seriously.

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There have been some big, quiet, oddly painful hurts going around inside me lately. In conversations with men and women who have lost their spouses and are trying to put the pieces back together, to knit some kind of life with the fragments they have left, I have stumbled often upon the gaping hole where history once resided.
When you lose someone you once loved, not only do you lose the physical presence of that person as a positive force in your life, but you lose all that shared history. As you make new friends, as you pursue new romances, you …read more

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Kelly over at b5media’s Tax Girl was invited to write an article for one of my favorite divorce blogs, The Modern Woman’s Divorce Guide. As we head into the end of the year, she’s got seven great tips for how to deal with your new status.
Ready?

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I hope you are all having a good and safe and happy holiday.. We’ve eaten our turkey, we’ve laid down in a food coma, and now the coffee’s on and the dessert is being cut. My mother made pecan pie! Which means I’m a happy woman.
At our feast, my four year old son looked up and said, “I’m thankful for my mama, cause she takes care of me.”
There’s nothing better than that.
And there’s pie.

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Ok, that’s it. I’ve had it. We’ve gone too far, and this mamby-pamby, politically-correct, protect our children from reality at all costs bullhockey must stop.
The first episodes of Sesame Street come with a warning label more appropriate for today’s rap singers than classic children’s television: in what universe has this venerable show been deemed ‘for adults only’?
Ours.

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