You may be a single mom by choice or by chance, or you may be single and thinking about having a child or adopting. Needing someone to listen or some support is not dependent on your circumstances. You may be feeling depressed and overwhelmed. What about the paternity question? Child support? Visitation? What about dating when you're a single mom? A child can grow up and be just fine with one parent, or two—it's the quality of parenting that matters, not the number of parents. This room in Matters of the Heart offers you a forum to discuss being a single mother and find encouragement and strength from other women parenting alone. Below, you will find brief intros to each posting.
~ Brief Intros to Current Postings ~
Sex and the Single Mom by Teri Worten by Teri Worten
Single moms, more so than anyone, have to be exceedingly careful about the type of man they select as lifelong partners. No sensible woman wants to be judged soley on her appearence or sex appeal, right? Moreoever, who would even want a man mostly interested in sex without a real commitment, right again? These questions create an age-old conundrum. Exactly, how does one find a guy who loves them and only wants what is best for them? Let's take it up a notch. How do you resist those natural impulses to throw caution to the wind and break down and have sex? Read More . . .
Keeping the Stress out of Single Parenting by Marta Dodd
Budget Your Money. Even if you are living paycheck to paycheck like most of us, knowing how much money goes to where can be a big help. This gives you the relief that the bills are being paid, with a feel of how much you can spend on allowance, school photos, birthday gifts, entertainment or just You! Read More . . .
Who Cares What They Say About Single Moms! by Teri Worten
Even in today's sophisticated society, single parent families are often stigmatized and thoughtlessly perceived as not entirely as functional as two parent families. Most single moms can verify how such of a stigma seems to linger over our heads like some dark, ominous cloud. For instance, men assume because we have children, we are desperate for husbands, schools believe us to be operating with a disability and very few churches have created ministries exclusively for us. Read More . . .
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