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Solo Mother

August 6th, 2008

Hot mamas: MILF

The Missed Connections section of Craigslist is peppered with a mysterious string of letters: MILF.
MILF is always in the M seeking W section, never the W’s seeking M’s. It kept catching the corner of my eye, a small irritant waving and dancing for attention. It reminded me of a post-punk band name from the late […]

By christina -- 1 comment

July 30th, 2008

Are single dads more datable than single moms?

Christine Coppa of Glamor’s Storked! is throwing down, ladies. “Why is it that single dads are more marketable than single moms when it comes to dating? No, I didn’t conduct a survey or do any formal research. I’m going on a Chrissyism hunch. Take Jason Mesnick, the okay, handsome, educated, career-driven, single dad, Deanna […]

By christina -- 2 comments

May 28th, 2008

SoloMother confession

I’ve been debating whether to write about this publicly, or if I should just let Rachel Sarah do the single mother seeking blogs and let my love life–or lack thereof–go off record.

I got dumped right before my birthday. And I had to let go of a friend who was needy and manipulative and no good […]

By christina -- 11 comments

March 19th, 2008

A beautiful song for single mothers everywhere

I really have to thank Kelly for introducing me to Didn’t Have to Be by Brad Paisley. I don’t do C&W, so this one completely slipped past me. She kindly posted the lyrics for us to enjoy, and if you want to hear the song itself, hop on over to YouTube and watch the video […]

By christina -- 2 comments

March 14th, 2008

What I think about the poll…

It’s all about the tribe, isn’t it?
My son has always been a part of a tribe, since he was born. It started out with the mamas and babies we met at the breastfeeding support group we attended every week, sitting in rockers with other new moms, weighing our babes, talking with the lactation consultant about […]

By christina -- 4 comments

March 13th, 2008

Take the poll!

Look over there to your right… ———————->
well, actually… it’s a little further down. Nope. Wait a minute. It’s up there… Oh what the heck. See it? A POLL!
I’m being totally nosy, but don’t worry, I can’t see who answered what, so do the poll! There are several things that are going on right now […]

By christina -- 5 comments

March 6th, 2008

cyber kisses from single dads

Do you know Peter Ehrlich? You should. Unfortunately, his website, The Geronimo Code (Peter Ehrlich), is in one of those annoying codes where you can’t link directly to the correct page (yoo hoo, Peter!) so I’ll just post the titles of the articles you can find on his site:
* NEW - […]

By christina -- 1 comment

March 4th, 2008

I’m thinking about men tonight

Always listen to your heart, single mom. Especially when it’s saying something you don’t want to hear, or whispering something soft and poignant and a little yearning…
My son has a crush on a neighbor-man. This man and his wife live on the corner, with their three wonderful dogs. One day, this man even […]

By christina -- 5 comments

February 9th, 2008

OMG IT’S ALMOST VALENTINE’S DAY!

Thank goodness I did laundry today.
See, I’d glanced at the class list the King of Everything’s teacher had kindly sent home, then promptly put it down somewhere and forgot about it. This morning, as I was loading the dryer, a little speck of handwriting peeked out from under the dryer sheets: …”for Valentine’s Day (optional)” […]

By christina -- 2 comments

February 8th, 2008

Single mom by choice and author Lori Gottlieb: settle for Mr. Good Enough

I went on the dating junket for a while, and joked with friends about my various Match.com finds that, “He isn’t Mr. Right… but he might be Mr. Right Now.” I went on a series of first dates, some hysterical, some hellish, all with men who had something to recommend themselves… to anyone else but […]

By christina -- 6 comments