Solo Mother

October 4th, 2008

Good advice from a working single mom

Whether you’re a single mother by choice, or a woman facing the loss of a partner, or a woman with an accidental pregnancy and a will to make it work, there’s advice we all need to hear.

I’d say that you have to make a will that names who you would like to take care of […]

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September 6th, 2008

Home, sweet home

I limped off the plane last night, too late to scoop up the King of Everything after a week away. So tired of moving. So good to be home again, back in the arms of all I love and for which I am grateful. I’d called the Kid every day, at least once, but usually […]

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September 2nd, 2008

working late

I missed his call. I went with the banquet manager to straighten out a detail, and missed my son’s good night call. And so, instead, I got the daily report from my mother: our next door neighbor had stopped by for dessert and the Kid read her a Skippy John Jones book.
Even though I’ll […]

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July 8th, 2008

Single mother? Working mother? Single working mother?

I’m tired of labels. I’m tired of being a Single Mother. I’m tired of being the Single Working Mother. I’m tired of being tagged, cataloged, pigeonholed and discounted, disregarded, disenfranchised.
Grr. Soapbox, please.
It’s summertime. I want to be footloose and fancy free. Instead, I’m working on a national get out the vote initiative, stealing moments with […]

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