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By: I have a date… | Single Mom | Single Mom Blog | Ms. Single Mama

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:30:32 +0000

[...] the Anderson Cooper show is flying Benjamin and I out this Friday (so we can spend the weekend with my sister and her husband). On Monday, I’ll be a guest on their show. The topic is Super Moms. I am working on a post [...]

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 03 May 2010 03:47:37 +0000

I am wondering if anyone can help me. I have been a single mom since the day my daughter was born (her dad has never wanted to be involved). She is almost 13 years old now, and I am getting married in October! I am looking for a poem/passage for her to read during our ceremony that pertains to our two families becoming one. Does anyone know any good books or websites to help? I have been googling for hours and found nothing. Thanks so much!!

By: Unreal

Unreal — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:02:21 +0000

[...] by mssinglemama on November 22, 2009 On Friday afternoon I got a phone call from my little sister, Anna. [...]

By: When you know

When you know — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:07:40 +0000

[...] would be getting married in her back yard in just a few days and I was frantically planning a wedding to beat an INS [...]

By: Manic Mommy

Manic Mommy — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:46:10 +0000

I remember being led up to the altar by my father and meeting my very-soon-to-be husband. As we stood at the altar, I just kept repeating to him, "This is sooo easy. This is sooo easy." I guess that pretty much meant it was the right thing, 16 years and three children later. And it's still sooo easy. That's how marriage should be. Your sister is absolutely right.

Have fun at all those weddings, and I can't wait to see pics of you!

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:53:42 +0000

I almost married the wrong guy…in fact, when I read Mia's post I got a strange feeling in my stomach that she was talking about my ex – it sounded SO like him and the way she because the super adult in the relationship because he refused to and then made her feel like she sucked even though it was him that wouldn't step up to the plate – all that was creepy familiar – add that although we lived in Tx, he was from Ohio…really strange. We planned the wedding without formalizing an engagement. The whole time I kept thinking "before I go thru with this I'm going to ask Stephen (my best guy friend) if there is a chance anything more might develop between us because I think there might be and I can't not know". Things started falling apart with the other but I loved so much as unhealthy as it was. Tried to keep it together, until he cheated and got so messed up one night he accidentally told me. I'm so glad he did because I'd have married him. 6 years down the road without me ever saying anything, that friend finally said to me "the night I first met you was the most amazing night I've ever had and I've almost watch you get away twice but I was too afraid to say anything – but I love you." I was right – there was something there that we both felt but never acted upon. We've been married 7 years and have two amazing daughters. He's still the best man I've ever met and I can't believe I'm married to him.

By: Joule

Joule — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:51:24 +0000

My husband and I met the first week I was in college in my home state at the University of Georgia (he'd been there a year)…now, 15 years later we are so very happy! We lived together (bought a house together during year 4) for almost all of the 10 years that we were together before we got married on our 10th anniversary (New Year's Eve) in Las Vegas. I was 7 months pregnant with our son when we went to our little white chapel so everyone must have thought 'oh dear, THAT is a quickie wedding!' but that wasn't so! Now, 3.5 years later, we have two beautiful babies (Our big boy Aiden 3 and our sweet little girl Emmerson 1) and we will celebrate our 14th/4th anniversary this New Years Eve.
Our Families were a little peeved that we didn't do the BIG wedding thing. But, we wanted it to be simple and intimate. It was our version of perfect!

By: ALICIA

ALICIA — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:10:42 +0000

My 1st "wedding" was spur-of-the-moment. At a Notary's house, who officiated. It was at 10:20 p.m. because it took us all day to decide to go ahead and go thru with it. I wanted the date and the last name more than anything. The date was 09-09-1999. I was 20. We had no rings, but the Notary's wife was kind enough to let us borrow some jewelry from her junk drawer. There was no dress. We both wore pants actually. I clearly remember this Notary, an older kind gentleman, sitting us both down and asking us to ask ourselves if we could imagine growing old with each other. If the answer was Yes, then he'd marry us. Well, of course we said yes, what else would we say? Immediately after we were pronounced man and wife, we all did a shot of the Notary's tequilla. Oh yah, I forgot: the very next day, I flew home to FL and my husband flew home to Wisconsin! We had a long-distance relationship for the prior 4 years, and I think total we only spent maybe 10 whole days with each other in those 4 years…. very odd. Hence, the divorce 2 years later. But, hey! I kept the last name I so wanted!!!!!!

By: missy Flynn-Coffield

missy Flynn-Coffield — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:04:07 +0000

I actually still enjoy weddings, in fact, i just told my mom today i was bummed because i didn't have any to attend this summer. Just a lot of baby-showers!

Sounds like you are busy with weddings this summer…enjoy yourself

By: christeen

christeen — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:31:50 +0000

My wedding….yuck….just cringed
My wedding was my biggest mistake…..turns out divorce is pricey!
I was married at the local courthouse at about 6 months pregnant and after the 10 minute ceremony I went home and took a nap…….LAME…..

On a plus note…..the most beautiful wedding I have ever seen and was honored to be a part of was my bestie….shes the sister I never had! I remember a moment at her wedding when her husband looked at her and she looked at him and there was no doubt in my mind that she….rather….they…had found LOVE…….