Single Mother Talk

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Television is Not the "Demon" it is Being Made Out to Be

television is the latest thing moms are told is bad for kids

In recent years, I've heard everything from moms saying to other moms "You don't allow your kids to watch television, do you?!" to articles stating t.v. can do everything from increasing a child's risk of ADD to lowering a child's intelligence. Frankly, I think those who come up with these ideas have too much time on their hands. I can speak for myself and virtually everyone else I've known: as long as there are reasonable limits, there is nothing harmful about children watching television.

It Is Never Okay To Let Any and Everyone Be Around Your Children

From looking at a previous post I was given the inspiration for my article today. I saw that someone pointed out how when you look up single moms online you will automatically see a bunch of dating sites. This is something that is real sick like the author pointed out but it also made me want to elaborate the dangers of those moms who feel as though they cannot be alone and keep bring different partners into their children’s lives.

Enough with the Single Mom Dating Sites

"Don’t seek love out, but rather wait for it to come naturally."

Type “single moms” into your favorite search engine and you’ll quickly find that 90% of the links that pop up after you hit enter have to do with single mom dating sites. This makes me sick. I want information on how to be the best single mom possible, and bringing a man into the mix is not it.

Do I think that single moms have the right to love and marriage? Of course, but when done in the proper way. It makes me sick when a mom becomes single for the first time and becomes obsessed with finding someone else. I take seriously the people I bring into my children’s lives, and I wish other single moms would do the same.
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What Keeps You Motivated?

"Single moms are some of the strongest people in my book."

We all know that being a single mom is not something that is easy to do at all. Also, we know that it is something that many women did not end up doing in a million years. However, the fact of the matter is that it is something that is over and done with now and we just have to cope with it and make the best of it. But, how do single mothers stay motivated to keep pushing on to the next day.

Managing your Money with Irregular Income

Even if your income is not received on a regular basis, you can still learn to manage it well.

As a single mother, it is often hard to plan a budget and stick to it. If you are in a situation like mine, I receive child support from my ex-husband for my two children. The problem with this is that the amount is very low and I never know when I will be getting it. Read more about Managing your Money with Irregular Income

Can Personal Choice Go Too Far?

are they personal choices or outside influence?

A few days ago, there was a story on the Yahoo home page asking how families can manage if they do not live near their relatives. My first thought was "you're kidding-- right?" My second thought was of people I knew a long time ago-- and how there was a huge difference between necessity and personal choices.

Don’t be Ashamed to Ask for Help

Single moms need help. I haven’t met one single mom that didn’t need help in one way or another. Some single moms even have to move back in with their parents for awhile. In a society that requires two incomes to survive, there just isn’t any way for moms to make it without reaching out for help.

I was very fortunate to have an elder of the church to go to when I first became a single mom. I didn’t need physical help with my children, but I needed a lot of work done around my house over the years. Working at home allowed me to care for my children, but I still didn’t have enough money to call a plumber every time the pipes got clogged or starting leaking.
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Can Single Moms Really Homeschool?

Homeschooling was once (stereotypically) the domain of Christian families with a working dad and a stay at home mom. Today, as homeschooling becomes more mainstream, that stereotype no longer fits most modern homeschooling families. More and more, working families and single parents are making the choice to homeschool their children.

I made the choice to homeschool my children more than 10 years ago. I was a single parent, faced with a public school system that simply could not provide the educational environment my children needed. I did it without a support system, at a time when most people thought homeschoolers were akin to religious zealots, bent on sequestering their children from anything other than total religious emersion. Secular homeschool resources were hard to come by and single parent homeschoolers were nearly unheard of, at least here in the South. Read more about Can Single Moms Really Homeschool?

Frugal Shopping Tips For Single Mothers

With the way the economy is right now quite a few people are turning to shopping frugally as well as living frugally. Many consumers are always on the lookout for ways to start shopping more frugally and today you have run across the right web page because this is exactly what this article will share with you. Below, you can find some of the frugal shopping tips and tricks that come from not only a single mom but someone who considers themselves to not only live and shop frugally but also a cheapskate in general.

Let's Throw Away the Cookie Cutters

we are all unique

You can pick any topic, and little aggravates me more than the "we all-" and "everybody-" approach. Regardless of a group a person may belong to or be included in, that does not mean all members are alike. While we single mothers may have a variety of factors in common, getting the opportunities and respect we deserve depends on seeing each other as unique, and presenting ourselves and each other as unique.