Number 3: I am Super Single Mom, former Superwoman…
…Hear Me Roar Pass Out In point number one in this series on balancing work and single motherhood, we spoke about the importance of understanding what your boss/institution/company needs from you. Then, in point number two, we discussed the importance of understanding what you need from your job – and communicating those needs to relevant […]
Single mom and child showered with fairy dust!
I have just gotten over a week of being sick, sick, sick! (Basically I was as close to the flu as you can be without actually having the satisfaction of saying, “I have the flu”…which is actually not that satisfying…). In any case, a fairy sprinkled fairy dust in our household while I had the […]
Reading a book at bedtime…mom zero, kid one.
One night last week, as we began our bedtime rituals, I told my daughter I would read one book to her if she got into bed at time (which I admit I only do sporadically now that she can read – she’s 8). She immediately turned into a masterful negotiator, “Mom, two books.” And of course […]
No, single mothers should not be stigmatized
Articles like this one make me sad about how easy it is for people to opine about all that is wrong with single mothers. I am Indian, and I have felt the eye of judgment pass over me as a single mother both within my community and outside of it. Does anyone think I planned to go […]