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Solo Mother

January 7th, 2008

Things I’m going to have to get used to as the single mother of a boy

We’ve already discussed potty training a little entity with outdoor plumbing. The butt and fart jokes, I am told, are not solely within the realm of boyhood. I have calmly dealt with the fact that my kid mooned someone in his camp because he thought it would be funny.
What seems to be pushing me […]

By christina -- 9 comments

March 17th, 2007

wasn’t technology supposed to make our lives simpler?

I’m arguing with my computer most days, it seems, and the technology on my phone has outstripped me. I wouldn’t know how to fix my car if I had one, and I’ve just about given up on understanding anything that requires any sort of electrical power source. I give up.
When I was a kid, my […]

By christina -- 0 comments

March 7th, 2007

Happy International Women’s Day

This year’s United Nations Commission on the Status of Women focusses on discrimination and violence against girls. 200 young people congregated at the UN recently to present their stories, including a sixteen year old girl who had to drop out of school for a time to work in a factory making match boxes to help […]

By christina -- 2 comments

December 9th, 2006

Making ends meet: are you making enough money, single mom?

I’m unemployed again. I’m sure something new will turn up — I just don’t know when. I’m faced with a staggering bill for shipping my belongings back to the US from Dubai. Believe me, I wanted to just leave it all there, but much of what was there was irreplaceable. It’s still less expensive to […]

By christina -- 4 comments

December 8th, 2006

Help a mother out

This season, everybody needs somebody. My inbox is filled with articles from local newspapers from around the country–and the world–telling a family’s tale of hardship and need. Like this article from the Savanah Morning News, about a single mother who broke her ankle and is out of work. She’s looking for a little help with […]

By christina -- 2 comments

November 26th, 2006

Thanksgiving wrap-up

I’m stealing someone’s low bandwidth, since I won’t get hooked up meself until the first of December; believe me, it’s been a long six weeks without decent Net access!
One of the not so charming things about where we live is who else lives in the house with us: there are Rodents of Undetermined Size prowling […]

By christina -- 0 comments