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The Mother's Day Love Flash Mob

Glennon Melton | Posted 05.09.2012

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We can do no big things, just little things with great love. Each of our offerings will be little but together, they will become great.

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Why I'm Happy To Be Single Forever

Kathleen Kinmont | Posted 05.07.2012

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It's been six months since my third husband moved out. After noting all of the feelings and the extra workload, I've decided to make a checklist of things I need from a man and things I don't.

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Motherhood Expands Us

Nicola Kraus | Posted 05.03.2012

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Motherhood that expands us. Expands our definition of ourselves. The impossible becomes possible. We thrive on less sleep, less sex and fewer breaks than we ever thought we could.

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Are You Really Only Dreaming?

Melina Bellows | Posted 05.03.2012

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As a single working mother, it doesn't take much to feel insecure. I'm traveling, I'm at the office and, when I can, trying to fit in a yoga class so I can still feel connected to my old self.

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Something Like A Family

Gila Shapiro | Posted 05.19.2012

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At some point, I don't remember exactly when, I stopped replacing my fraying lacy underwear with new lacy underwear and instead bought packs of three or five single color elastic fit.

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What My Kids Taught Me About Dating

Posted 12.13.2011

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By Jennifer Mattern I'm not dating anyone right now. More often than not in my life, there's been someone. And I'm grateful for that. I don't...

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Why Dating After Divorce Is GOOD For Your Kids

Bobbi Palmer | Posted 12.06.2011

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I believe that moms who date have a great opportunity to teach their kids -- especially their daughters -- essential lessons about taking care of themselves and interacting with boys.

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When Co-Parents Don't Co-Parent Equally

babble.com | Posted 08.09.2011

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"We have six minutes," I say, my head under my son's bed, looking for his red baseball shirt. It's 7:50 on Saturday morning, and Johnny, age 8, the yo...

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Top 10 Towns For Single Moms

Zillow Names 10 Best Places for Single Moms to Live | Posted 07.05.2011

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It's not easy being a mom, but single moms have it especially tough. Between managing work, caring for the house, financial commitments, and extracurr...

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New Website Targets Single Moms

orlandosentinel.com | Heidi Stevens, Tribune Newspapers | Posted 07.05.2011

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Issa Mas is hardly pining away for a man. She's not entirely sure where she'll find room for one, actually, in her blissfully full life. But she ha...

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College Graduation: A Very Special Mother's Day Gift

Don McNay | Posted 07.04.2011

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Sunday, May 8 is Mother's Day this year. It is also graduation day at Northern Kentucky University. I'll be at Northern, watching my nephew, Nick McNay, go through the graduation procession.

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Is Divorce a Career Killer?

D. A. Wolf | Posted 05.25.2011

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No one should have to risk their livelihood when marriage ends. No one should have to choose between parenting and paying the bills. Employers ought to be more amenable to flexible arrangements.

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Dating, Happiness and the Single Mom

Kristen Houghton | Posted 11.17.2011

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How can you make the polar opposites of parenting and dating gel? It is your child's reaction to "mommy dating" that needs to be addressed before anything else.

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Wild Things Is Where the Entertainment Isn't

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Where the Wild Things Are sounds like a fun film for the kids and an emotional one for adults, but it isn't. The film is much too scary for younger children and much too boring for older ones.

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Single Mother Escapes Decade Of Alleged Slavery In Texas

AP | ANABELLE GARAY | Posted 05.25.2011

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DALLAS — She was a widow in a Nigerian village trying to raise six children when she says she met a man who told her he and his wife needed a na...

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Dreams of My Absent Father

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2011

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When I read the Obama quote about fathers, it made me wonder what side of the equation I fell on. Was I living up to my father's expectations or making up for his mistakes?

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Father's Day 2009: Youth Discuss Dad (VIDEO)

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 11.17.2011

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Young people talk about what they'll be thinking about on Father's Day

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