I was in a chat room (per say) and someone commented that their comment about calling someone a sanctimonious bitch was deleted.  If someone is calling someone else a sanctimonious bitch what does that say about […]

What is it with people getting upset over children using foul language?  What’s the big deal?  If I had to guess I would say at least 75% of the adults in the US talk no better.  The problem with parents today is […]

While reviewing the video, Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen, it scared me to think this father was being hailed as a hero.  What I saw was not a hero.  What I heard and continued to read in the comments […]

“Mom, when are you going to buy me my first box of condoms?”

That was the question my 14 year-old son asked me yesterday.  He probably had heard me tell someone how I bought my oldest son his first box of […]

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Today I will broach a subject that is as taboo as cancer was in the early 1950′s and before. Domestic and Sexual Violence is not a subject we want to talk about, it is not something we want to hear about, it is […]

Living on a budget is a must-do for most single parents but this doesn’t mean we have to give up on the idea of healthy eating.  Sometimes the biggest problem is just getting the kids to adapt to eating less junk […]

Valentine’s Day can be a difficult holiday for some single parents.  Missing someone special in our lives is a feeling we often share.  For this Valentine’s Day I suggest we focus on the other special […]

Each morning we awake and make the decision to either get out of bed or roll over and hit the snooze (maybe to sleep the day away).  If you are a single parent that decision is suddenly made for you by the cry of […]

or Oh Crud I have to go to the state for help

Proverbs 16:18

As a single parent we all at one time or another have to swallow our pride and go into those doors that hide those angry questioning eyes that are […]

When adults decide to bring children into their lives they decide (or should) to put the children first. Many would say, “Yeah, in a perfect world.” This world is far from perfect but there are things parents […]

Don’t get the idea that all single parents struggle but for those who feel as if all life gives you are lemons – take advantage of it.  I never liked lemonade – way too tart for me besides, it has too much […]

Many single parent families are already living paycheck to paycheck; what happens when the single parent has to take time off for family illness or emergencies?

Not only does the single parent need a day […]

Dating as a single parent can be like learning to ride a bicycle again. You don’t want to rush into it just to find yourself in yet another crash and burn incident. Dating is not going to be as simple as the […]

Being a stay-at-home mom or dad is rarely an option for single parents. Choosing quality childcare that won’t break the budget is a hard to accomplish and time consuming task. Here are some tips to help guide […]