Single Moms: Why Do We Think We Can Do It All?

 A recent episode of the television series House really hit home with me recently.  One of the characters, the Chief Administrator at a fictional teaching hospital, adopted a baby girl, becoming a single mom by choice.  She beats herself up for not being able to do everything at 110 % capacity anymore.  A friend tells [...]

Single Minded Moms: The Women Who Are Choosing to Be Single Moms

She was the girl who played by all the rules; she always brushed her teeth before bed, pursued a secondary educational degree, never ever kissed on the first date, and was confident she would find true love. At 12 years old, she had her life all mapped out; married by 25 , three children by [...]

Trench Coat Single Mama—Ready for Whatever Life Throws at Her

Madonna will be turning 50 on August 16th, and we’ve got two things to say: Fabulous at 50 and Sometimes wish you were still a single mom.
 
Madonna had Lourdes in 1996, about seven months before my daughter was born in China. By the time my adoption was official in June 1998 Madonna had been the most [...]

Single Minded Moms: Eight Ways to Prepare for “Baby and Me”

Becoming a mother for the first time is never easy, but it can be even more overwhelming when you are swinging it on your own as a single mom. 
 
Check out these eight steps that will arm you with cold hard facts and resources to help you prepare ahead of time for your “life after baby,” poopy diapers, bottle [...]