Sex & the Single Woman: STFU Parents

I love kids. I truly, truly do. And I’d like to have some of my own one day.
Still, there are times when a single girl like me gets a wee fed up listening to parent friends go on (and on and on) about EVERY SINGLE THING their little ones get up to. Especially when that [...]

Divorce: When You’re Forced to Take Sides

Q: My parents are in the middle of a very contentious divorce. Turns out my father had a girlfriend on the side. Needless to say, my mom is devastated. She is turning to me and my sister for support, and we’re both there for her. However, she insists that neither of us talk to Dad, [...]

When Daddy’s New Girlfriend Is Younger Than You

our dad may not be as fickle as Hugh Hefner, but if he considers himself a player,  as his testosterone drops, eventually the ages of the women in his life will, too. You love your father, but it sure does hurt (and maybe even feel creepy) that you could be her older sister.
To put things [...]

Can a Single Mom’s Relationship with her Mom Survive Moving in Together?

According to Dr. Savitri Dixon-Saxon, Associate Dean of the School of Counseling and Social Service and Program Director for the M.S. in Mental Health Counseling at Walden University, who herself is a happily divorced single Mom and custodial parent of a five year old, the mother and daughter relationship is a lifetime parent-child negotiation in [...]

What Single Moms Caring for an Aging Parent Need to Know

According to Dr. Marion Somers, elder care expert and author of Elder Care Made Easier the fact is, people are living longer than ever and many older people don’t want to move away from their home. They spend much more time “Aging in Place” because they want to maintain some sense of independence, not realizing [...]

Single Mom Going on a Business Trip Sans Kids–We’ve got You Covered!

Honestly, I hate going away on a trip. Whether it’s for business or pleasure the thought of packing, and unpacking and  getting everything organized so when I return home my kids don’t look malnourished, sleep deprived and that they have actually remembered to change their clothing- at least once over the course of my three [...]

Sex. Food. Not Necessarily In That Order.

Pretty is as pretty does.
Did you hear that growing up? Don’t let my mother know I’m divulging this, but I heard it. I think she was half kidding, since she also railed against her own mother’s attempts to re-create her only daughter (my mom) into the fragile china doll that she instinctively was not.
I got [...]

Your Aging Parent and You

When Dee* was growing up, she saw her mother as the center of their family’s universe.
“Dad was your typical absentee father,” says the forty-two year-old divorced realtor. “Every important family decision was either initiated by Mom, or had to have her blessing. She was such a dynamo! If she wanted something for us, it happened [...]