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Single Mom S.O.S.: Should I leave my ex alone with my son?

August 9, 2008

Krissy is a single mother to her 7-month-old son. Two weeks after she told her boyfriend she was pregnant, he dumped her for someone else. She’s been alone ever since. But now Krissy wants to go to college in the fall but she can’t afford day care (did I mention being a single mom is tough). Here’s what she wrote me, “He (my ex) is so irresponable with him, he wont listen to me when I try to tell him things, like support him better when you hold him, (he has almost dropped him several times) he has fallen off the bed in his care, he got stuck under a chair in his care, he often ignores him. I’m so afraid something terrible is going to happen to my son out of neglect…”
I think it’s clear this guy should not, under any circumstances, be left alone with his son. What do you think?

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A new smile.

August 6, 2008

Funny how little I care after seeing him in that much pain. Glad it’s gone. Sayonara dead tooth. Too bad though. Especially after all of the hard work Benjamin put into getting them in the first place… here is teething at 5-months…

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Single Mom Reflex #1: Take care of each other

August 2, 2008

In the dating pool, single moms have a lot of reflexes – jerk radar is one of them.

But what happens when a single mom gets fooled? When her jerk radar fails her? It’s happened to all of us – and it’s THE WORST. You feel used, you feel like you wasted your time, you feel completely sick to your stomach and, the worst side effect of all, your kids can usually pick up on the pain.

So there’s another reflex – to take care of each other, to prevent the above from ever happening to another single mom. And when a man dates two single moms at once and then they call each other… it’s not pretty.

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Stinky sippy cups.

July 30, 2008

If you’ve ever sniffed a stinky sippy cup and wondered why they sell those things to parents (and rip us off every time)… Read this. Written by a single mother, of course! We’re smart like that.

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Fall at your own risk.

July 28, 2008

Just a warning to any of my current or potential suitors. I love you all, I do – but I’m not sure if you’ll get me in the end… because I am not sure about what I’m feeling, I can’t be. I have a son. I have to be very, very careful with my heart. [...]

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Video: Cowboy Benjamin thwarts Mommy.

July 24, 2008

On a lighter note … this is hysterical and it’s all real. This Saturday afternoon I let Benjamin entertain himself in front of the recording iMac again. This time I gave him a cowboy hat … but that’s just the beginning. Watch what happens when I show up with some clean clothes.

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The oddest day.

July 22, 2008

You know those days when everything is off by a centimeter or an inch or a nanosecond. Today was one of those days. All clouded by the letter I wrote last night and then the dream that followed. 1. The dream. I was in love with Britney Spears’ brother. She doesn’t have a brother though. [...]

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Single Mom S.O.S.: Play-Doh & Toddler-Goo

July 20, 2008

Okay, this one is for me. Three questions mixed with some babbling. 1. How do you clean up Play-Doh? 2. What are some good Play-Doh games or activities? (We had a Play-Doh cook off, but tomorrow he’ll want a new game.) 3. How do you keep them contained in one area? (Not necessarily the kids [...]

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Must Love Kids: Tracy Paye Interview

July 18, 2008

I still haven’t seen the new Must Love Kids show on TLC … my neighbor is recording it for me, so this weekend I’ll catch it. Just had to pass this interview on in the meantime. Single mom, Tracy Paye is fantastic.

Dating Single Mom

So what do you think about the forthcoming controversy Tracy expects as a fall out for introducing her 6-year-old daughter to the men on the show? I don’t want to say anything until I’ve seen the show but I do know that I love Tracy’s attitude – just another amazing single mom!

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Single moms are on fire.

July 16, 2008

Single moms are hot, hot, hot. Yep. We are trendy. It’s official. This fact was pointed out to me in my first piece of hate mail from a YouTube viewer, one of nearly 500 who have already watched Morgan and I’s “Dating & Single Moms” video. With so many views, and there will be more, [...]

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