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Solo Mother

September 10th, 2007

Single moms: help us help you

I get requests for help, advice, encouragement. I try to repsond to each one personally, even though I’m usually as clueless as anyone when it comes to living more than day to day.
But I’d love to be able to help a little more. So please, when you reach out, tell me where you live. I […]

By christina -- 6 comments

September 4th, 2007

Help a single teen mama out

A young mom dropped me a line on this blog today, and I’m turning to your collective mama wisdom to see what we can think of to help her out. Here is her story in a nutshell:
“I am a single teenage mother and im finding how very hard it is. I had to put off […]

By christina -- 10 comments

February 3rd, 2007

In case you had forgotten, single mothers can do great things

JK Rowling wrote her first Harry Potter novel in a coffee shop because she couldn’t afford to heat her flat. She’d put her baby in the pram and head for friendlier locales when the weather turned cold.
Recently, she signed a statue that had presided over her last efforts as she wrote the final installment from […]

By christina -- 4 comments

December 26th, 2006

Hey, single mom! Where do you go for help?

Rent in DC is insane. I don’t see how people can make ends meet. I certainly can’t! So this week, I’m off to the hallowed halls of the DC Government to see what kind of help I can qualify for, and start there. Yes, obviously, I’d prefer to have a job that covers my expenses AND allows me to save. […]

By christina -- 3 comments