I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE! : TIPS TO END BABY DADDY DRAMA

Co-parenting is not for every set of parents raising a child separately. It really isn’t.  You can’t force a positive and healthy co-parenting relationship if both parties aren’t willing to work together to make it work.  If one party is not active and engaged, disrespectful or inappropriate – trust me, the healthy and positive co-parenting relationship will diminish very quickly. Instead it will become an unhealthy impact on your child’s life. I have tried – Lord knows I’ve tried – to have a positive co-parenting relationship with Micah’s father.  I encouraged it even when I knew he wouldn’t deliver on […]

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SOMETIMES BEING SICK AND TIRED GIVES YOU THE STRENGTH TO PRESS ON

I was talking to a fellow single mom today, and she was sharing how she was at her breaking point.  She was at the point of being sick and tired of being sick and tired.  She has just become a single mom and just can’t fathom how a man can just walk away from their child.  As I spoke with her and offered her advice, I shared my own story.  After hearing it, she asked me a question: Don’t you get sick and tired of being strong? Don’t you sometimes want to give up? And the answer I gave her was simple… […]

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HOW TO BUILD A BOOKSHELF WITH YOUR TODDLER…AND ENJOY IT!

Before I met Micah’s father, I was the epitome of a jill of all trades in my household. I could give my car an oil change, install a dishwasher or washing machine, and I could definitely put together a bookshelf. Over the years, I got lazy…to the point where even this past winter, I was calling Micah’s father to install curtains and insulation to keep us warm during the harsh winter months.  Even on the days that he would drive me absolutely nuts, I depended on him to help me do these things that I could do for myself, but just […]

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SINGLE MOMS: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE 6 TIPS FOR CHOOSING YOUR NEXT MAN MORE WISELY

When I was in my teens and early 20′s, I never considered what type of man that I wanted to have in my life, neither did I consider what type of relationship I wanted to be in.  I only focused on one thing – that they liked me.  Now that I’m in my 30′s and with a young child, I have started to develop a standard for myself and what I expect out of a relationship.  I have learned what I will and will not accept, and how to weed through the “riff raff” and making a wise decision in the […]

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HAVE YOU COMPLIMENTED YOURSELF TODAY?

Did You Know That July 3rd is Compliment Your Mirror Day? I just found out about Compliment Your Mirror Day…and I am so happy that it exists! Compliment Your Mirror Day is all about recognizing your own beauty on the inside and out. It is about appreciating that beauty, and building up your own self-esteem. It’s so easy to lose ourselves in the every day rush – parenting, homemaker, worker, blogger, whatever there is – that you forget to focus on you and giving yourself the love that you so desperately need and deserve. We also live in a society where […]

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