Blogs Posts on "Single Parenting"

Wanted: An Ex Who Respects My Flexibility by Solo-Dad on Nov 18, 2009There are times when a single dad has no choice but to be flexible. Like the other other night when my Ex calls to ask me if I could switch a scheduled overnight stay for the next night. Normally not a big deal except that I’d made plans around...

Can I brag for a moment? by Ethiopian Adopion Journey on Nov 12, 2009Ok, I'm pulling myself out of my snotty haze to brag about my daughter for just a sec.Tonight, I wondered what would happened if I asked her to say goodnight to her grandparents and go night-night. Just to try something different, something a few ste...

Oh for the love of..... by Ethiopian Adopion Journey on Nov 4, 2009Ok, it took me 2 hours to find the frig-a-ma-rig remote.Guess where I found it?Go on, guess......I'll wait....Any ideas?I looked in all the cupboards...under the sofas....inbetween the cushions....in the toy box....and EVERYWHERE ELSE in the house ex...

Offsetting My Negativity. by Single Mom In The City on Oct 30, 2009Perhaps another cop-out blog post that I seem to be writing more often lately.. BUT I’m getting the feeling that I’m not the only one out there in the blogosphere that has been having... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit...

Post Adoption Depression by Ethiopian Adopion Journey on Oct 27, 2009In response to some of the comments regarding whether I should continue blogging (and thanks to all who commented, I feel much better about continuing!) I’m going to be doing a multi-piece episode on Post Adoptive Depression. I suffered from this f...

Yeah, The Truth Hurts.. by Single Mom In The City on Oct 26, 2009Sometimes.. being a single parent.. it’s like having a wound that just never heals. Having the fact that your child isn’t the child of the person you’re with brought up in an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website f...

Spoke too soon (H1N1?) by Ethiopian Adopion Journey on Oct 13, 2009I spoke too soon about having an awesome day yesterday.Half the day was awesome.The daycare called me during my amazing soul altering massage:Charlie has a fever and they have had one confirmed case of H1N1 flu in one of the kiddos, so all kids with...

Ever had one of those days..... by Ethiopian Adopion Journey on Oct 12, 2009Today has been AWESOME so far!Have you ever had one of those days where everything goes right? You hit every green light, the lines at the post office are quick, everyone is doing a good job at what they do and no one is messing up your files? I usua...

How does one teach kids not to bite? by Ethiopian Adopion Journey on Oct 10, 2009Charlie's day care worker told me she bit a little boy yesterday, over a toy. The worker explained that she sees this often, and it's because the pre-verbal kids don't have many ways of communicating, and this gets the message across loud and clear:...

Hyper-vigilance by Ethiopian Adopion Journey on Oct 7, 2009The post below started with the first sentence of a short blog entry I wrote about the baby waking at night, and that primal alertness that I believe all parents must feel upon hearing the first peep. This is unlike any other feeling, physically, tha...