Solo Mother

August 15th, 2008

sweet reunions

I can only hope I get to be a hands on grandmother when my kid grows up.
They got back from camping today, thrilled and glowing. I’ve never seen this kid of mine so assured, so happy, so together. I haven’t seen him since Monday morning, and while I missed him, I never worried about […]

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August 2nd, 2008

State of the single mother, year the second

It’s amazing what time and a little mental, emotional, and physical distance can do for a girl. I had somehow convinced myself I was old hat at this single mother thing. Yeah, been doing this for over two years, I thought to myself the other day. Had to haul out my fingers and do some […]

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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 […]

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November 29th, 2006

Babylune and the single mother — single at birth

Kate over at Babylune has interviewed Gloria Gamat, who writes Cancer Commentary, about what it’s like to be a single mother from the beginning.
Thank you, Kate and Gloria, for such a thoughtful conversation about the real life choices mothers make every day when we’re left to raise our children more or less by ourselves. I […]

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November 15th, 2006

Life Goals

At a (second) job interview last week, one of the principals of the company asked me, “What’s your ideal job?”
Tags: children, divorce, future, kids, life-goals, single-mom, single-mother, time

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