That’s the title of this article, and I have to agree with her. Single motherhood isn’t as horrible as the experts and the statistics make it out to be. I’m one that isn’t better off financially, but at least if there’s a problem with someone overspending, it’s me and no one else is to blame. [...]
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by admin
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My doughier came in the door last night from visiting with her dad for a couple of hours and says, “Mom, guess what dad’s ringtone is? It’s Anymore.” Immediately I tell her, “Don’t even go there.” For those who aren’t country music fans, the song “Anymore” is by Travis Tritt and talks about how he [...]
Posted on October 29th, 2008 by admin
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I still owe my son one birthday presen.(Bad Mom. Bad, bad Mom) We’ve upgraded from Gamecube to Wii, but we haven’t upgraded our Playstation 2 to a Playstation 3 yet. I’ve thought about doing that, and combining his last present with Diva’s last present, but I’m not sure it’s worth it. They really didn’t play [...]
Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by admin
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It was unheard of in the seventies, but this family made it work. Back in the seventies, custody almost always went to the mother, but this family wanted joint custody. Their divorce moderator didn’t even want to let them do it, until the father, Jon Bram, threatened to take the story to the media. [...]
Posted on October 20th, 2008 by admin
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I’m working really hard at weight loss, again……… I don’t have a scale in the house. I just didn’t replace it after the fire. It didn’t cross my mind until today when I notice after my shower that my fall clothes fit looser than they did last year. Yay me! Weight loss is one of [...]
Posted on October 16th, 2008 by admin
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My baby girl is 16 today. It seems like just yesterday she was playing in the yard with the little girls two houses down, or singing ”Wheels on The Bus” for the video camera. Where did princess costumes and baby dolls go? Where’s my little darling in the angle ballet costume on stage for the first time [...]
Posted on October 16th, 2008 by admin
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(image links to a quiz to find out if you might be abused) This is a subject close to my heart. My best friend was in an emotionally abusive relationship, and she didn’t realize it until she was forced to decide to separate with him because he was cheating and the emotional abuse had escalated. [...]
Posted on October 11th, 2008 by admin
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Ms. Anonymous. I’m reading comments and posting replies to my emotional abuse post and wondering if I should. My first thought was, “What if ex sees this blog?” It had my name on it. Is he interested enough to google my name? He knows I blog. I’m sure the kids have said something. He’ll surely [...]
Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by admin
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