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Christie Brinkley: How much should the kids know?

By singlemomseeking ⋅ July 7, 2008 ⋅ 17 comments

No matter which way you turn, it’s hard to ignore the messy details of Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook’s divorce.
Is this drama confusing you as much as it’s confusing me? Thank goodness that single mom expert Dr. Leah Klungness is here today to straighten me — and you — out when it comes to the [...]

A child’s call to advertisers

By singlemomseeking ⋅ July 1, 2008 ⋅ 18 comments

Mae (who goes by “Mae Mae”) says that I spend way too much time with this laptop. She’s right.
Actually, her exact words are: “You love your computer more than you love me.”
I’ve asked Mae if she had any ideas, so I can pull myself away from this machine for some more cuddle time. “Let’s [...]

Condom giveaway: tell us about your fav condom

By singlemomseeking ⋅ June 30, 2008 ⋅ 16 comments

Who knew that my post, “Do you always use a condom?“, would be one of the most popular ever? I’d like to thank all of you for your oh-so-honest thoughts on this uh, touchy, issue.
Andrea says that since her divorce, she has always asked men to play it safe, and they have: “Seriously? Asking you [...]

How one single mom got ‘out of the frying pan’ and opened top restaurant on her own

By singlemomseeking ⋅ June 16, 2008 ⋅ 7 comments

When I call Gillian Clark, she’s at Colorado Kitchen in Washington D.C., just as her staff is getting ready to open. There’s a lot of bustling, and Gillian pauses on the phone to let an early customer know they’re not open yet.
I’ve just finished Gillian’s book, Out of the Frying Pan: A chef’s memoir [...]

Happy Father’s Day to all the single dads out there!

By singlemomseeking ⋅ June 13, 2008 ⋅ 8 comments

Father’s Day used to be so darn sad for me. I’d wake up, open my eyes, close them again and wish the day away. But now that we live out here in in Cali, near my dad and step-dad, it’s not so bad.
What makes it all better are the single dad bloggers I’ve met through [...]

Let’s not get to know each other…

By singlemomseeking ⋅ June 12, 2008 ⋅ 14 comments

I don’t know if anyone here read the recent Modern Love College Essay Runner-Up about, “Why Spoil Great Sex by Dating?” (thanks for sending this one, Dr. Leah!).
Joel Walkowski, a senior at the University of Southern California, writes that:
“We might dally in the land of easy sex and stilted text-message flirtation, but deep down we [...]

Accidentally on Purpose: A must-read about one woman’s one-night stand “and the loving best mistake I ever made”

By singlemomseeking ⋅ June 2, 2008 ⋅ 20 comments

Today, one of the most open, candid, painful memoirs comes out: Accidentally on Purpose: A One-Night Stand, My Unplanned Parenthood, and Loving the Best Mistake I Ever Made.
I stayed up way past my bedtime to read this book, about 39-year-old movie critic Mary Pols, who knew she wanted to have a baby. But never—not [...]

The Biologist and I are taking a break… or maybe more than that?

By singlemomseeking ⋅ May 28, 2008 ⋅ 25 comments

It might be a temporary break. It might be permanent.
This probably won’t come as any surprise to you, considering, um, the trials (I just wrote “trails,” but yes, those, too) we’ve been through up until this point.
I need to be careful about what I say here. Not only do I fear hurting his feelings — [...]

Research help needed for field guide to single men

By singlemomseeking ⋅ May 21, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

I’m trying to write a light-hearted field guide to single men — and your mind is certainly sharper than mine right now.
Single dads, chime in, too!
What kind of single guys do you meet at the Trader Joe’s versus at Safeway?
Over here, the guys at Trader Joe’s are often sharp-looking, fit, polite, and focused. At Safeway, [...]

I’ve fallen, but I will get back up. Promise.

By singlemomseeking ⋅ May 21, 2008 ⋅ 20 comments

After sleeping with the Biologist recently, I woke up the next morning with a urinary tract infection. I’ve had one once in my life, so I knew the signs. (Note to self: What happened to forgetting to pee! A little lube would’ve been a good idea, too.) I was sure I could kill [...]

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