by mssinglemama on September 4, 2009
I’m announcing the winners to three contests today but you’re all winners.
You know why?
Because, long ago, you learned how to go on the potty. If you’ve seen this video you know I don’t like talking about bodily movements or anything close to them in public. But because Benjamin’s bowel movements, or lack thereof, are the reason I am up – right now – at 6:00 a.m., I feel obligated to share.
I am tired but happy, curled up in a little blanket on the big chair in the living room. Benjamin is coloring. I’m happy because he just ate a magnificent breakfast, breakfast fit for a big kid – three eggs and an entire bowl of oatmeal. He woke up at 5:45 saying, “Mommy, I’m hungry.” Hungry and awake because last night he couldn’t go on the potty and then decided not to go at all. The tummy ache or cramped up poopy feeling made him pass on his dinner. Like the bad mommy that I am, I completely forgot to force a bowl of yogurt on him before bed. Now here we are – awake before the sun is even up. [click to continue…]
by mssinglemama on August 21, 2009
When I started this blog I had one single mom friend, now I feel I have thousands.
I know many of you feel the same way having found my blog. Often many of you send me photos of yourselves and your little ones and my heart melts each time, especially today when I found this picture in my inbox of Robin and her son Reagan.
I wanted to share these words of her story of calling off her wedding to her abusive fiance:
It was the most stressful time of my life to the point where my hair was falling out like a cancer patient, but oddly enough, it was the most joyous phase of rediscovery and empowerment. I called off the wedding, struck out on my own … but then had to move abruptly to another state, leaving behind a life I carefully built as a young professional because my ex- took stalking to a new level of physical threats of violence. In many ways I lost everything — but in so many other ways I gained an entire world of new possibilities.
Robin is now living her dream career as a new media journalist for Zootoo Pet News, featured on the New York Post among others. Click here to see one of her newscasts and take a look at that beautiful necklace she’s wearing.
Robin’s comment reminds me of something I wrote in Ms. Single Mama Uncensored. Here’s an excerpt from the Rapunzel Complex:
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by mssinglemama on July 31, 2009
Remember the Lion?
I definitely do. He was that nice and totally adorable guy who had the unfortunate luck to schedule a date with me just one night after my first date with John Bear. I met him on a day in the park with Benjamin but at the time, was also juggling the Tiger (more on him, by the way, in Ms. Single Mama Uncensored).
Anyway… on our first non-date that turned into a date John and I both confessed that we had other dates set up for the next night.
“Let’s cancel them,” he said.
“I can’t,” I said. “He’s such a nice guy.” I hate canceling dates and I’m so glad I didn’t. I told the Lion almost as soon as we’d ordered our wine about meeting John and the incredible sparkage there. In spite of my news, the Lion wished me luck with grace. Before we said good night I said “You’re just too cute” and told him to give me a call if he wanted me to be featured on my blog as an eligible bachelor.
I may make this a regular thing because there are so many men out there who are ready for a commitment. It’s the men who aren’t ready who can hurt us so badly… must be wary of those commitment-phobic, bad boys. I’d like to bring you a man a month who is commitment ready and relatively baggage free.
With that… I bring you – the Lion.
He has such a positive attitude but also is very realistic and grounded. And he’s such a cutie. Now, he lives in Columbus Ohio, but you never know… [click to continue…]
by mssinglemama on June 28, 2009
While the rest of the world continues to spin, with all of its good news and bad, there is one little universe that remains unchanged.
The universe of Benjamin, where he must – by now – have realized that he’s kind of cute.
He’s also learning how to play the adults in his life like a fiddle.
With just one pout of those puffy little lips, or one convincing, “newdea” – translation, “new idea” - he can enrapture you with his seemingly true tales of life as a three-year-old.
Somewhere along the road he used this little face to convince his mommy that “daddy said it was okay to pee pee in his diaper” and vice versa. [click to continue…]
by mssinglemama on October 29, 2008
Things are busy – as always.
I just want you to know that I’m reading each and every one of your comments.
There are just so many that if I can’t respond to them all, I’d rather not respond to any. Is that crazy? But know this – I am reading each and every one and loving them all. More than loving, your comments are better than vitamins.
Especially in the Ultimate Single Mom Contest – the comments are absolutely amazing. If you haven’t left a comment yet, do it today because I’m drawing a name Thursday night for a free iHeartSingleParents t-shirt. I’ll announce the winner on Monday with a video. Benjamin will be pulling a name out of a hat.
I am also trying to find the time to make my next advice video (have to come up with a name for them, if you have any ideas, let me know). Over 400 of you have watched the first video on How to Get Over Your Ex so either, you’re all laughing at me or you like it – regardless, I’ll be making more… soon.
Back to the busy thing. Over the course of the past few months I have discovered more single mom blogs than I can count. There’s no way to tell for certain, but I think the single parent blogosphere is exploding.
Here are three new single mom bloggers you have to check out.
Each of these posts had me at hello. Seriously, get clicking.
- Irascible Crayons says forgiveness is the best revenge. I couldn’t agree more. This post had me beaming and pumping my fist in the air. Fantastic.
- Bad Mummy, No Cookie wrote a brutally honest piece recently on her habit of sleeping with men too soon. We’ve all been there and this piece captures those raw emotions.
- And if anyone has ever said, “I’m sorry to hear that,” after you inform them that you are a single mother, read this post by Little Country Girl.
