Blog Posts - Single Parent
Single Parenting: Tips on How to Cope With Raising a Child on Your Own

Generally, raising a child comes with challenges, but when you are a single parent, these challenges are doubled because you don’t have someone to lean on. People become single parents for many reasons. Some people have children with a partner that...
by ParentsNeed on Dec 18, 2016
It’s Been Very Difficult For Me Without A Man Around Me – Actress Uche Ogbodo

After her failed marriage to her baby daddy which barely lasted a month, actress Uche Ogbodo has said it’s been difficult for her emotionally without a man. She says she sometimes needs the comfort of a man and someone she can trust, but sadly, the...
by Oh Zina on Jun 12, 2016
Understanding Child Maintenance With PayPlan

The average cost of raising a child until the age of 21 is a staggering £231,000. This works out at an £11,000 each year. And remember that’s per child! If you have 2 or 3 kids, then you’re looking at upwards of £20 or £30k per year!
by Honest Mum on Jun 8, 2016
Irish Passports ~ The Definitive Guide!

Every year about this time without fail I always get questions about passports. We’ve all done it, you book a holiday then suddenly you get a cold feeling running down your back wondering is your or your family members’ passports in date. This ye...
by CherrySue Doin' the Do on Mar 15, 2016
Rich Single Momma is Going to India to Speak

Rich Single Momma is going to India! How did that happen? Well last year I decided I wanted to share my story more through speaking. God opened those doors and I said “Yes” to the opportunities that came my way. In the 2016 goals I wrote...
by Rich Single Momma on Feb 26, 2016
More Parents are Working but Policies and Workplaces are not Changing

Policies in the United States and the workplace still work like the majority of women are stay-at-home moms. However, only about 25 percent of homes are the old “1950s” stay-at-home mom with a working dad. Why are the policies and workplace proce...
by Debt Free Living Guru on Nov 10, 2015
Tips on Raising Teenage Boys (or, "How to Push a Rope Up a Hill")

I'm probably not the best one to give you this advice, or I may be the best person in the world to give you this advice. I've always done things the hard way in my life, and rarely done them right the first time. I second-guess every decision I make...
by Writing - It's My Thing on Jun 28, 2015
Summer Road Trip Safety Tips

This weekend is the beginning of summer travel and road […]...
by Rich Single Momma on May 22, 2015
Summer Road Trip Safety Tips

This weekend is the beginning of summer travel and road trips! With the help of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) I want to share a few Summer Road Trip Safety Tips. I created a short video you can check out below but I reall...
by Rich Single Momma on May 22, 2015
[Video] Holiday Travel Boredom Buster Mobile Hotspot

I took the AT&T Unite Pro by NETGEAR for a test drive through the back roads of Georgia. Having a mobile hotspot The post [Video] Holiday Travel Boredom Buster Mobile Hotspot appeared first on Rich Single Momma.
by Rich Single Momma on Nov 18, 2014
Do You Get Lonely As A Single Parent

Courtesy of StockvaultThis is a guest po...
by Mother 2 Mother on Nov 4, 2014
How to Juggle Cancer and Parenting: Kathy Stokes’ Story

I’m divorced but asked my ex to be there to tell the kids. That was a big support mechanism in the sense of “we’re fighting this as a family.” Humor works really well with my kids. It opens them up. Eg, at dinner, daughter asks, “Dad, can I...
by CoffeeJitters on Sep 29, 2014
Made in America (1993) Trailer

Made in America...
by Film trailers World on Sep 17, 2014
Single Mom California Dreamin’ + My Walmart Blogger Day Event

My mini vacation was fantastic! Oh you didn’t know I was gone? Well I was. In fact I had my first trip...
by Rich Single Momma on Aug 1, 2014
A Decade on a Dock: Musings of a Single Mother before Marriage Part 1

This recent self portrait represents who I have often wanted the world to see when they look at me: heroic, larger than life, capable, confident, and self reliant for starters. My convoluted sense of who I believed I needed everyone to think I...
by Mama C and the Boys on Jul 24, 2014
A Decade on a Dock: Musings of a Single Mother before Marriage Part 1

This recent self portrait represents who I have often wanted the world to see when they look at me: heroic, larger than life, capable, confident, and self reliant for starters. My convoluted sense of who I believed I needed everyone to think I...
by Mama C and the Boys on Jul 24, 2014
April.

April is the month I will never get through unscathed, as long as I live.Let me start by saying that, for me, April had always been a month of happiness. Of love. Of goodness. It was a month of joy.April 15, 1993 - Ira and I decided to commit to only...
by attracted to shiny things on Jun 27, 2014
And we’re live: The AARP Modern Family has arrived!

The story, the video, the piece we have all been eagerly waiting for is finally here. For the entire online story please go right to the source! If you are a member of the AARP family (#46isthenew50) crack the magazine and see our story...
by Mama C and the Boys on Jun 3, 2014
And we’re live: The AARP Modern Family has arrived!

The story, the video, the piece we have all been eagerly waiting for is finally here. For the entire online story please go right to the source! If you are a member of the AARP family (#46isthenew50) crack the magazine and see our story...
by Mama C and the Boys on Jun 3, 2014
Perfect Vacation Destinations For Single Moms Who Want To Relax And Unwind

There is a saying that a mother’s job is never done and although this may be true, you still deserve a break...
by Rich Single Momma on May 29, 2014