What happens when three single moms rendevous in San Francisco–

Ms. Single Mama (middle) and Morgan (right) from iheartsingleparents took a break from their video-making adventures to brave the windy hills of San Francisco with yours truly in search of beer on tap — but this is in Nob Hill, where most of the bars are very fancy-shmancy and mixed drinks are the theme.

Alaina traveled [...]

Is the man you’re dating a mirror of you?

Wendy Merrill, author of the new memoir, Falling into Manholes, says that he is.
I know Wendy in person and she’s just as hot, genuine, and honest in person as she is in her book. No, she’s not a single mom. Yes, she is so open and revealing about life and love — that I had [...]

Let’s hear your thoughts on Kate Hudson: “Boys, Meet My Son”

After hearing about Kate Hudson’s recent Father’s Day brunch — with her son, her son’s father, new beau Lance Armstrong, and his three kids (say what??) — I was wracking my brain to write a somewhat coherent post.
That’s when MomLogic emailed to ask for my take on “Kate Hudson: Boys, Meet My Son.”
There’s nothing like [...]

And the winners are…

Chrissy over at Storked invited me to guest blog today… I’d love to hear what you have to say at Glamour! Take a peek and say “hi.” Thanks!
Recently, I dared you to “flirt with someone when you’re out…Then report back here!” Two of you have won copies of Why Hasn’t He Called?, by Tamsen Fadal [...]

Who has the money to date when we’re in a recession?

I’m not the only one who has noticed prices going up: gas, milk — even postage.
I love eating out — with a glass of wine, too — just as much as you do. But my most memorable dates haven’t been expensive. As you know, I love to hike in the woods, on the trail. Picnics [...]

Help: How do you have a sleepover when your kid is in the other room?

If you think I’m asking you this for selfish reasons — you’re right.
It was so easy when I was the single mom of a wee little one, like Ms. Single Mama or Chrissy at Glamour.
Back in the days, it was so simple. I could invite a man over — and escort him out the door [...]

When’s the last time you were tested for HIV?

If I had it my way, I would have fallen into a loving, committed, long-term relationship a long time ago. I’d still but there now.
But I’m not.
I’ve always been monogamous. When my first boyfriend and I started to sleep together in high school, I insisted that we get tested for HIV. That insistence hasn’t changed. [...]

Squeezing in a date before the birthday gala

Thanks to all of you for the birthday wishes!
While my little sister and Mae baked the 8th birthday ice skating cake (above) — which turned into a frosting party that yours truly got to clean up — I went on a date with the Biologist. We went downtown to a little swank bar, where [...]

Come out with me tomorrow night…

Top this: tomorrow night, a group of talented female authors is getting together to chat about writing, men, single motherhood, bad dates, work…and how we they balance it all.
If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, don’t miss this sassy event — Thursday, April 3 — to hear yours truly at the SF Commonwealth Club [...]

I invited the Biologist to our Easter egg hunt

And then I promptly disinvited him.
But it wasn’t because I didn’t want to see him. (I really wanted to see him!). Moreover, I really wanted my single mom friends to meet him.
It would have been so convenient: three of my closest single mom girlfriends were all at the Egg Hunt. So, I’d invited the Biologist [...]