Being Single…
On Friday afternoon, I called my ex Mother-in-Law and asked if she would be willing to take J for the weekend. I was feeling sick with a sore throat and stuffy head and to be honest? I was fed up with...
View ArticleThe Latin Root is “Mater”
From the moment I gave birth to J, I believed he ran my life. I was his to nurse from, his to summon in the middle of the night, his to direct in play. I put away all things me and focused on all...
View ArticleI Am Learning… Still.
We tried it before, but it didn’t stick. This time, it’s sticking. J has transitioned back to sleeping in his own bed, or at least to starting the night in his own bed. I am, at the same time, proud...
View ArticleDating
I am dating. Should I pause for effect? Should I put up neon signs that flash girls doing hula dances? BECAUSE THAT IS HOW EXCITED I AM!!! I can’t actually tell you how long it’s been since I went on...
View ArticleWeekend Recap
I left work and went home on Friday, nervous and anxious for my date. The babysitter arrived and I slipped away, driving the short distance to the restaurant where we were meeting. I got there a few...
View ArticleSecond Dates and Butterflies
For my next trick, I will attempt the death defying “Having a guy over without your child knowing about it.” It was second date time and though we batted around the idea of going out, when you “go...
View ArticleTemporary Insanity
When I first got divorced, I was convinced no man would ever want me in any way ever again. That feeling faded ever so slowly, leaving me facing the first thoughts of “dating” sometime around the...
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The Reality of Me
When you get to a certain age… not old enough to be “old” and still young enough to remember being truly young, you start to reflect on all the different people you’ve been in your life and how they...
View ArticleChecking Single Off the List
When J had his surgery a few weeks back, they needed information on me before they’d take him back for the procedure. One of the “routine” questions on the pre-op form was the formerly simple “Marital...
View ArticleEmbracing the New Year
There are moments in your life that stand out, for one reason or another… for good or for bad… and you can choose to ignore them or to wrap your arms around them and embrace them for exactly what they...
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I am Stronger than I Thought.
“I am stronger than I thought.” That’s what the T-shirt said, when I pulled it out of the packing envelope; the one sent to me by my sweet friend in Tennessee. The note enclosed said it was for...
View ArticleComfortably Single
I know a lot of divorced moms. It’s a bonus of writing about, well, BEING a divorced mom and mostly I’ve really enjoyed getting to know these amazing women and celebrating in their accomplishments...
View ArticleThe Latin Root is “Mater”
From the moment I gave birth to J, I believed he ran my life. I was his to nurse from, his to summon in the middle of the night, his to direct in play. I put away all things me and focused on all...
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