SINGLE MOTHERHOOD

PARENTING
20 Perks of Being a Single Mom to a Toddler in your 20s or 30s
By Shelley Hopper, Contributor
Mama to a babe living where the air is salty and life is sweet...
There's no doubt that becoming or being a single mom in your 20s can be intimidating, terrifying, and make you feel like less of the "normal" family/parenting unit, but, that being said, it's one of the most rewarding, remarkable journeys a person can embark on. Raising one munchkin solo can have it's perks, and here are a handful of them...
Constance Hall
PARENTS
Viral Facebook Post Takes Down Myths About Single Moms
By Caroline Bologna
"They don't want your husbands..."
DIVORCE
Giving Birth To My Son Gave Me The Strength To Leave My Husband
By Romper, Contributor
A new generation of women figuring out what motherhood means f...
It isn't structure or size that makes a family, it's love.
DIVORCE
How to Kill It as a Modern Day Single Mama
By Shelley Hopper, Contributor
Mama to a babe living where the air is salty and life is sweet...
Most mamas have their personal Ken doll and second babies on the way, and I'm over here in my beach shack with Tanner, trying to eat clean(ish) and working on my abs to stay a babe, ya know, since I'm single now.
Young hipster mother holding cute baby boy
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DIVORCE
10 Things Every Single Mom Knows To Be True
By Brittany Wong
"We are strong. We are resilient. But we are also vulnerable."
DIVORCE
The Truth About Single Motherhood
By Rebecca Lammersen, Contributor
I’m a mother/writer/poet/yoga teacher/student/swimmer/lover of...
Some days I'm ok. Some days I'm great, and some days I'm miserable. That's just how it goes. I've accepted that.
DIVORCE
The True Confessions Of A Reluctant Single Mother
By Divorced Moms, Contributor
A community of experts, bloggers and "divorced moms"
Before life's unexpected twists left me staring down the barrel of single motherhood, I had never wanted children.
PARENTING
Don't Tell Me I'm Not a "Real" Single Mom
By Nikki Stephens, Contributor
26 year old single working mom shares her journey and shows th...
I was recently mansplained how there are real single moms and then there are single moms who claim the title. Ya know the type of single mom I'm referring to? No, you don't? That's ok, because I didn't either.
WOMEN
In Praise of Baggage
By Sonya Rowell, Contributor
New Zealand journalist and single mother
The next perpetually single person in their 40s who whines at me that they thought they'd be married by now, then in the next breath qualifies it with "but I don't want someone with baggage" would be well advised to step back quietly, making no sudden movements so as not to antagonise me.
PARENTING
Those poor, fatherless children
By Sonya Rowell, Contributor
New Zealand journalist and single mother
One of the most annoying things about being a single parent has been dealing with the conclusions that people seem to leap
DIVORCE
Don't Get Me Wrong
By Sonya Rowell, Contributor
New Zealand journalist and single mother
Most of the single mothers I know find the idea of another relationship pants-wettingly terrifying. We're single for a reason, and in stark contrast to the oft-repeated opinion that it's because we're "too fussy" in most cases, it's because we weren't fussy enough the last time.
POLITICS
Dear Unknown Author
By Dana Laquidara, Contributor
Writer
The daughter in the story is challenging her father's opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the addition of more government welfare programs. The father basically responds by suggesting these taxes are the equivalent of his daughter handing over one point of her 4.0 GPA to her irresponsible, lazy friend who only has a 2.0 GPA.
Mother and son looking out window
Shestock via Getty Images
DIVORCE
14 Annoying Misconceptions About Single Moms
By Brittany Wong
Splitting up from your spouse is hardly "the easy way out."
PARENTING
Single Motherhood: What I Wish I Had Known
By Cara Lemieux, Contributor
Contributor
My daughter just turned five... which means I have (I still can't believe I am saying this) five years of single motherhood under my belt.
A mid 20's single mother and her young son are holing hands walking their dog along a grass lined path. The mother is brown haired, as is her son and they are walking away from the camera. Their dog is sniffing a patch of grass and is brown with white around the neck. The dog is on its lead.
Jamie Garbutt via Getty Images
DIVORCE
10 Quotes Every Exhausted Single Parent Needs To Read
By Brittany Wong
"We do everything but leap tall buildings in a single bound. We are superheroes without capes."
DIVORCE
To the Single Mom at Christmas
By Shawna Wingert, Contributor
Motherhood, special needs, and the beauty of everyday messes.
As we get closer to Christmas, I want to gently, lovingly say: You are not alone.
WOMEN
Why Being a Single Teen Mother Gave Me These 5 Things
By Sky Marcano, Contributor
Clothing Designer, Artist, Mother and Author
A severe wake up call to my core desires and ambitions. You know that feeling of helplessness and a loss of personal power? Well it can make you feel things you never imagined. Including figuring out what you want out of life.
PARENTING
Dear Single Mama
By Mary Katherine Backstrom, Contributor
Freelance Writer, Mother
Motherhood placed a child at the center of your broken heart, and it is with that overwhelming love for your child that you will find the strength to conquer these dark times.
PARENTING
The Emotional Moment When A Toddler Sees His Mom After Her 3-Week Chemo Treatment
By Caroline Bologna
Laura wants other cancer patients to see a glimmer of hope in her video. "It's really hard to be in the thick of it in the
PARENTING
55 Personal Photos That Capture Both The Challenges And The Joy Of Single Motherhood
By Jessica Samakow
We asked the HuffPost Parents Facebook community to share images that represent single parenting, and to tell us what the
BLACK VOICES
'72 Percent' Documentary Confronts The Black Community's Single-Parent 'Epidemic'
By Jessica Dickerson
There is one number that is always mentioned in the discussion of black children born out of wedlock: 72 percent. ‘72 Percent
WOMEN
What Infertility Really Feels Like In Your 20's
By Audrey Bellis, Contributor
Builder of Communities for: cities, tech, & women of color.
The relationship I have with my body is a direct expression of the relationship I have with myself. I can't wear exhaustion like a badge of courage anymore.
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