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Do you think divorce is genetic?

By singlemomseeking ⋅ June 17, 2008 ⋅ 26 comments

This week at MomLogic, guest blogger Mom-On-the-Edge asks if we are “Destined for Divorce.”
Mom-On-the-Edge, who is trying to save her marriage, examines the divorce cycle, and asks: Is it genetic?
Like Mom-On-the-Edge, my parents got divorced when I was little (she was one, I was three), in the 1970s. Like Mom-On-The-Edge, my sister and I had [...]

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 [...]

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 ⋅ 23 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 [...]

Will you be watching Denise Richards’ “complicated” life tonight?

By singlemomseeking ⋅ June 1, 2008 ⋅ 9 comments

I only have basic cable (and rarely watch TV), so I won’t be staying up to see”Denise Richards: It’s Complicated.”
But if you will, let me know. I’m curious.
Although this is a reality show, my hope is that Richards can use this medium to show that single moms can move on after divorce, past the bitterness. [...]

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, [...]