Getting Involved with a Guy When You’re a Single Mom (A Guest Post)

Dating, Memoirs, Parenting

The below posted is an anonymous guest post submission from a single mom. There are some questions and answers in here – I’m not sure there are any right or wrong answers. But as a single mom, how do you know when it’s “okay” to get...

Dating After Divorce: How to Know When You’re Ready

Dating, Memoirs, Parenting

Recovering from divorce isn’t an explainable process. Sure, words can be written down to describe the sudden change, the need for acceptance, the overwhelming feelings of anger, depression, sadness and failure. But these are simply descriptions, detailing something...

Proof of Life [After Divorce]

Divorce, Memoirs

You may be divorced, but you’re not dead. My hands were clammy and I couldn’t feel my fingers. I had a tight feeling in my chest like someone had placed one of those Acme 1,000 pound weights on it and then drove a truck over for good measure. All of the blood in my...

The Story of Our Engagement

Dating, Memoirs

Just in case you haven’t found your way over to my Facebook page lately, I wanted to make it official with an announcement on here. Earlier this month, on Wednesday the 9th, I made an honest woman out of JenB – well, we got one step closer anyway. Yep,...

Co-Parent Dad: Tales of a Second-Class Parent

Divorce, Family, Memoirs, Parenting, True Dad Confessions

Co-Parent Dad: Tales of a Second-Class Parent I'm going to try not to sound like some bleeding heart but, in reality my heart is bleeding - you just can't see it. I've been keeping a few secrets from you and it's been hard. I understand if you want to break up and...

The Dating Game – It’s Not Me, It’s You

Dating, Family, Memoirs

Part V in the Dating Game series brings us to the story of “Tarah”.   This will likely be a short one – about as long as the experience lasted.  She and I met through a site that caters to single parents.  I hadn’t taken the site very seriously as there just weren’t...