Solo Mother

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 let the King of Everything walk one of his dogs. Man, was that kid ever chuffed.
Usually, we see the neighbor when we’re on the bus. The Kid always lets the man go in front of us and then tries his damnedest to sit next to …read more

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Thanks to Babylune for this quick link to an article on a study of divorce and depression between the sexes (Divorce Hits Men Harder: StatsCan, at TheStar.com). When I read that men are more prone to depression after a divorce than women, my sarcastic reation was well, it figures. he just lost his free maid, cook, chauffeur, girl Friday, valet, personal assistant, nanny, sex toy, therapist and household manager, of course he’s depressed… he just figured out how much it would cost to hire all those people!
But read closely and you’ll see a different story emerging, one of a species …read more

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