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The Census Bureau’s new report on nonmarital births confirms what most of us probably expected: In areas with massive numbers of unemployed men, there are more nonmarital births. Listen, it’s a cliche but I really, truly think that until you’ve walked a mile in someone’s shoes you can’t offer up blanket statements about their lives. More
I really don’t understand the hesitancy over online dating. I echo the resounding sentiments of Terri Trespicio who advocated that everyone needs to “date like a grownup,” including my many single mothers out there looking to return to the dating scene. Even domestic goddess Martha Stewart has considered picking from the online pool at this point. More
Single mother January Jones has two (among many other) successes to her name. Not only is she raising son Xander Dane Jones by herself, albeit with a nice actress paycheck, she also has managed to conceal who the father is. But despite pushing ahead with mommyhood without so much as an acknowledgement from the baby’s father, January Jones finds herself getting a lot of You Poor Single Mom looks. Seriously? This is a woman with a net worth of $5.5 million dollars. More
Don’t get me wrong, I knew at the time, and I know now, that I didn’t leave my marriage in the worst of situations—I was debt-free and was certain that my ex-husband would never be late paying child support or paying his share of babysitters and camps and music lessons. But I also had just finished school and was helping take care of my father who was gravely ill and looking for a job, all while raising two kids. More
When I saw a story today about a woman, Jackie Samuel, who lays around all day cuddling people for a living, my head almost exploded. More
A hoard of misogynistic commenters decided to attack a single mother for daring to believe that she deserves a kind and loving husband. Here’s what we at Mommyish have to say to those loathsome trolls. More
As soon as I saw the red bar on the pregnancy test I knew I would be doing this on my own. There were no tears, just a sigh of “here we go.” I had my then-boyfriend’s support, but not for long. More
Everyone knows that the image of a single mother tends to be not so positive. But as I often sit behind my Mommyish desk and format posts for you lovely readers, I can attest that the literal images of single mothers could use some revamping too. While stock images in general can be random or pretty nauseating (think pristine nuclear families smiling over Thanksgiving dinners), the ones attributed to the search phrase “single mom” are often times a particular grade of WTF. More
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I am more than a little tired of feeling like I’ve been labeled a failure when my job isn’t even done yet. More
There’s clearly a lot more at work than just a piece of paper. More
Why is it that I need to feel grateful to a man for being a decent human being? For caring about a child that isn’t his biological son? What type of person wouldn’t watch this beautiful little boy grow up before their eyes and feel some love and affection? More
Adrienne Pine, the assistant professor who breastfed her sick baby one time during her first class of the year, has caused many reactions across the interwebs — many of them unsupportive. While her decision as a mother has prompted the predictable array of obnoxious parenting utopias, Adrienne did put her decision into a very appropriate context. One of which highlights well the parenting circumstances of many mothers, professional or otherwise. More
If you aren’t ready to embrace a single mom’s children, then you shouldn’t be dating her. Period. They go hand in hand. More
