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My First Birthday As A Single Parent Was The Hardest

May 8, 2017 by Erin Silver 1 Comment

I remember my first birthday as a single mom. It wasn't pretty. I ended up in the throes of a nervous breakdown. I was so overwhelmed with fear and sadness that it was impossible to contain my emotions. In the days leading up to my birthday, I remember sobbing uncontrollably. Dreading the day I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Relationships, Separation & Divorce Tagged With: being a single mom, brithdays, celebrating your birthday when single, single mom, single parent

Forget The Flowers: This Mother’s Day Is All About Self-Reflection

May 8, 2017 by Daniella English 29 Comments

Mother's Day. A day synonymous with macaroni necklaces, heart shaped pancakes and jewellery commercials that always make us tear up, swearing we just have allergies. However, the day's roots are purer than its present-day commercialized state may imply. Mother's Day originated in 1908 when Anna … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Separation & Divorce Tagged With: flowers, happiness, kids, Mother's Day, parenting, presents, self love, self-reflection, single mom, soul searching

Don’t Feel Sorry For Me Because I’m A Single Mom

May 3, 2017 by Erin Silver 2 Comments

I’m a single mom. It’s officially been me and my two boys for nearly five years. Raising kids isn’t an easy job even when there are two parents at home. When you have two boys 15 months apart and you’re always outnumbered, it’s even harder. They love each other but they bicker and fight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Single Mom Tagged With: being a mother alone, mom life, mom with kids, non-traditional families, single mom

Why Are Moms Today So Frazzled And What Can We Do About It?

January 27, 2017 by Erin Silver 1 Comment

I was in Arizona recently for the holidays with my kids and parents. My boys are getting older and naturally, they wanted to spend the majority of their time with my dad, whom they call Best Friend. "Best Friend, do you want to play catch?" "Best Friend, do you want to watch a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: Arizona, busy, Clubs, frazzled, hockey, kids, mindful, moms, programs, responsibility, single mom

How Dress Shopping With My Son Was A Self-Confidence Booster

April 6, 2016 by Alison Tedford 1 Comment

Workplace fashion is hard. I went shopping for work with the best intentions and found myself completely distracted by a Wonder Woman tube top. So basically, what I'm wondering is what cut of blazer goes best with a tube top. I'm mostly kidding (but that tube top will be mine come pay day, mark my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fashion Tagged With: fashion, how to survive shopping iwth kids, mom fashion, raising kids, shopping with kids, single mom

All The Ways Parenting Is Just Like The Muppets

March 30, 2016 by Alison Tedford Leave a Comment

Like parenting, the Muppets are a barrel of laughs, but the similarities don't stop there. These are all the ways that raising kids is just like the crazy antics of those lovable puppets. From the moment you get that first wave of pregnant morning sickness, you realize that Kermit was right all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Parenting Issues Tagged With: how parenting is like the muppets, parenting, raising kids, single mom, The Muppets

The Truth About “How To Be Single”

March 18, 2016 by Erin Silver Leave a Comment

How to be Single, starring Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson and Leslie Mann, was released on February 12, and I finally got around to seeing it a couple weeks ago. Before I was married, I was single and after my divorce I had to wade through the difficulties of being single yet again. Luckily for me, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dating, Relationships, Separation & Divorce Tagged With: being single, dating after divorce, divorce, how to be single, separation, single mom

Sleep Away Camp Dreams Start Early

March 16, 2016 by Alison Tedford Leave a Comment

"Look, mom, LOOK!" my son exclaimed, bounding in the door. He clutched tightly in his fist a flyer. I asked him to bring it to me for examination. It turns out his grief group is going to have a sleep away camp for three days. I looked at him quizzically.  A million memories flooded my brain of my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports & Outdoors Tagged With: budgeting, camp, camp summer camp, Day Camp, overnight camp, parenting, single mom

Turning The Page On Reading Struggles

March 9, 2016 by Alison Tedford 78 Comments

My son has struggled with reading and writing for a few years now. It's been really hard to watch. I've been frustrated for him because it's stuff that has always come easily to me and I always hoped he would have a similar experience. I don't think any parent wants to watch their kid have to do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: education, how to get kids to love reading, parenting, raising boy, readers, reading, reading books, reluctant readers, single mom, spelling tests, trouble in school, writing

Spy Versus Spy: How I Keep My Son On His Toes

February 17, 2016 by Alison Tedford 3 Comments

My child is adorable but incredibly devious. He's clever, sneaky and I never see his brilliance coming. I've come to expect the unexpected raising him, and my life has been enriched for it. He's a secret agent of sass; for that and many other reasons, I love him. Take a couple weeks ago, for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Humour, Parenting Tagged With: being a single mom, funny kids, funny moms, parenting humour, raising boys, single mom

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