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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 [...]

We’re costing married folks too much money

By singlemomseeking ⋅ April 15, 2008 ⋅ 19 comments

News flash: Crazy Computer Dad just led me to this CNN story in which married folks say single moms are costing them way to much money — up to $112 billion dollars!
The Georgia State University study released today claims that “divorce and unwed childbearing — besides being bad for children — are costing taxpayers a [...]

Single parents with only children…

By singlemomseeking ⋅ March 31, 2008 ⋅ 17 comments

Do you ever feel that your child is missing out because he/she is an “only child?”
I always had my little sister as a playmate. She’ll tell you that having me as a big sister wasn’t easy. I was relentless. But at the end of the day, we shared a bunk bed (yes, I always slept [...]

I never saw a cent of child support — did you?

By singlemomseeking ⋅ January 9, 2008 ⋅ 13 comments

But then again, I didn’t think I would.
After my daughter’s father split town in the year 2000, I moved back to California to be closer to my family. This is where I began the legal work to get sole custody, which was fairly cut-and-dry. I filled out the paperwork by myself — with the help [...]

I gave to myself this Christmas

By singlemomseeking ⋅ December 26, 2007 ⋅ 6 comments

Go ahead and call me selfish.
I do my best give to my kid all-year round. My friends and family will tell you. Ask them, really.
As we approached December 25, I was spent. I’m not the kind of person who forgets things or wants to sleep in. But that’s what was happening. Last weekend, after Mae [...]

Your single parent Buddy System

By singlemomseeking ⋅ December 12, 2007 ⋅ One comment

A reporter from the Baltimore Sun called me this week to ask if I had a “buddy system.”
A buddy system? It made me think of my daughter in preschool, when she was paired up with her three-year-old “buddy” for a nature walk. They were told to hold hands, and not let go.
But how about single [...]

Every Solo Mom Needs a Good Man

By singlemomseeking ⋅ November 29, 2007 ⋅ One comment

No, not that kind of man!
That’s what I claim in my latest column for Lifetime TV.
Find out why single parents need to find good guy buddies before finding a lover — for their own sake and their child’s.

Are you a single parent in the East Bay?

By singlemomseeking ⋅ November 18, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

If so, the Single Parents’ Support Group I co-lead starts tomorrow (Monday) at Bananas in Oakland.
Single dad extraordinaire Eric Reynolds and I will talk about the challenges and advantages of being a single parent. Come and share your experiences with others who going through similar joys and frustrations.
We are meeting [...]

Top Five Dating Blogs

By singlemomseeking ⋅ November 12, 2007 ⋅ 9 comments

In the world of blogging, I’m still a newbie.
That’s not totally true. When I first started dating again as a single mom, I did begin a blog. It was such a weepy, sad rant — my broken heart did all the talking. So, I set it to”private.”
However, this was the rant that eventually grew into [...]

Why I’m Not Dating

By singlemomseeking ⋅ November 2, 2007 ⋅ 12 comments

Have you been wondering what happened to that Single Mom Seeking who’s supposed to be writing about her dating life here?
I’ve been wondering.
After the break-up with the Israeli last spring, I tried to get back out there. I really did. But no one told me that break-ups don’t get any easier when you get older. [...]

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