Protecting Your Family Through the Toughest Times It may seem obvious, but you need to think about your child’s best interests when going through your custody arrangements. In a time where your children might not have any buffer between them and their parents’ personal lives, you will need to be even more sensitive than usual. […]

Divorce is tough, so why are these women from Mothering & Daughtering smiling?   Because Elizabeth Cohen has a roadmap for a mama who is considering divorce, in the middle of a divorce, or post-divorce. When she went through a divorce as a young mother, she couldn’t find the support and resources she needed and, frankly, […]

Finding out you are going to be a mom in the same month you are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis is one sure way to begin a crazy adventure, to say the least. Emotions for me at that time were so night and day that it was very hard at first. A roller-coaster for sure. I was excited, the […]

In some ways, Christmas is the one time of the year that I embrace my widowhood. I know that sounds a little heartless, but hear me out before you make that judgment. It has nothing to do with how much I miss my husband – that’s something I can’t even put into words. And every […]

Child support, the bane of some non-custodial parents’ existence, is ordered for children to equalize the standard of living if there is a great financial divide between households. For the father of my child, it was a tool for harassment, a bullying card if you will, until I agreed to impute my own income. He […]

Is the summer television series drought getting you down? Here’s something to look forward to! ABC has released some of the trailers for its new comedies and dramas as part of the 2018-19 series orders. I can’t tell you how thrilled I am some of them are family-centric comedies that look like they’ll be hits! […]

This is me: And these are my kids: Let’s do a recount: 1 of me 2 of them Oh. And we all ski. Here’s what taking two kids skiing all by yourself looks like: Pack the gear. Pack the snacks. Check the gear. Realize you packed ski helmets for exactly no one. Pack the ski […]

I recently watched a documentary by Nina Davenport called First Comes Love about her journey to single motherhood.  Even those who are not single mothers by choice (SMC – we get an acronym) would find it engaging and insightful but if you are a SMC it hits you on a personal level.  For me it […]

Jessica Singleton and the father of her son aren’t still together, but gives an amazing example of how to co-parent beautifully. In a heartfelt Facebook post dedicated to her ex, Jessica detailed all the things he does for both her and her child that might seem simple but which she doesn’t take for granted. “This […]

As much as I feel privileged to have time alone with my daughter after a long day of work and school, I dread walking through the door to an empty home. As much as I am proud that I can financially and practically care for her on my own, I am often just as resentful […]