Solo Mother

February 19th, 2008

We (will) have a winner!

I really had to let the KoE choose this one, because your reasons for wanting the book were all so good, I couldn’t trust myself to pick randomly enough.

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February 19th, 2008

a place to find, or give, help in Brooklyn New York!

The Brooklyn Young Mothers’ Collective is giving young women and their children the power, the skills, and the hope they need to succeed. Thanks go out to Trickydame, who pointed me to the organization after she participated in a Defenders of Love fundraising event for the Brooklyn Young Mothers’ Collective.
I love their mission statement:
The mission […]

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February 18th, 2008

Make your voice heard: what do you want??

The fabulous website, PEM: Corporate Babysitter (PEM stands for Parents for Ethical Marketing, btw) has sent out the call to make our voices heard. Says Lisa: “Working with corporations to ensure their marketing practices sustain healthy kids and families is a vital component of PEM. When I started on this venture last November, I didn’t […]

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February 17th, 2008

A mother worries, you know

I have a pretty morbid imagination if I let it run wild. I think we all do, but we keep our fears under lock and key and padlock and vault and buried chambers deep in the underground of our psyche. Otherwise, we would none of us leave our house. Ever. For fear of being hit […]

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February 16th, 2008

Saturday’s round up of good things and bad and indifferent

You know, I wouldn’t go through another breakup for all the tea in China, nor for the $108 million that Heather Mills is getting in that oh so celebrity divorce from Sir Paul. 55 million pounds, and she says she has to leave England because everyone hates her. Or some such. Perhaps it was just […]

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February 15th, 2008

My final Valentine: a book that might save a marriage

He seems disconnected, it’s like he doesn’t care about the new baby.
She doesn’t pay any attention to him anymore, not since the baby arrived.
If you found this website because you’re considering divorce… if you’re feeling lost, angry, resentful, confused, and/or terrified now that your little family includes a baby, I recommend that you read […]

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February 14th, 2008

My funny Valentine

Being a single mom is an adventure filled with bright moments. Like tonight.
The King of Everything and I have been planning our Valentine’s Day date night for a week. We’ve been so excited about it, even though it’s the same date night we ever do — Johnny Rockets. It was so much fun to […]

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February 12th, 2008

In celebration of the upcoming holiday, the b5media Lifestyles Channel participated in their own little carnival, hearts and flowers, hugs and kisses…
Because of nasty weather and the horrible flu bug going around and the recent server outage, some of the channel wasn’t able to participate. But when it comes to something like Valentine’s Day, […]

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February 11th, 2008

another Valentine, this one to my aunt

Today is the one year anniversary of the death of my aunt, my mother’s sister, my cousin’s mother. When the King of Everything and I decorated the tree this past Christmas, the tree skirt that graced our floor had been made by her hand (and had miraculously survived the diaspora of my belongings when my […]

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February 10th, 2008

The world’s most superficial holiday has me in a twist

Me. A Single Mom on Valentine’s Day. I’ve got it all planned. A big date with the King of Everything. What could be nicer? It’s my second Valentine’s Day as a single mother, you’d think I’d be pretty nonchalant about the whole thing by now. I mean, it’s a Hallmark holiday. It doesn’t mean much […]

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