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In the age of LOLspeak, smiley faces speak louder than words. We’re drenched in emoticons. Even the over-forty set is guilty of a LOL or a >.< every once in a while, no matter how buttoned down we try to … More
I’d like to talk about my tag line here on Solomother: “All the responsibility. Half the time.” It can be taken two ways, depending on your situation. If you share custody, you are shouldering the full burden of your children … More
Walking through the blogosphere today, I’m struck by some very interesting, and very different, points of view. I was writing about discipline a few months ago, ending for the nonce with asking parents to imagine, if they use corporal punishments … More
The day is half done, so to speak. I’ve been diligently working away at my computer all morning, doing this and that, fiddling with the other… but I haven’t really got anything done. Welcome to my brain on Mondays (yes, … More
I don’t care what the experts say. Sugar makes my kid nuts. It creeps up on him. A fruit bar with lunch, maybe some yogurt. A boxed drink. The teacher’s aide gives out some candy as a reward. One kid’s … More
Happiness is: a home-made pizza, crust, sauce and all a great big blanket on the couch Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory on the screen A little boy who goes to sleep singing Oompa Loompa songs These are the moments … More
Ah, the joys of the Internet. Surfing Slate this morning, I of course had to click on the headline, “Why do Danes have smaller nuts than Finns?“ Hey, I might not write about sex, but who can resist a title … More
Yes, I had to look up MILF. No, I had no idea what cougars were, besides dangerous kitties. Yes, I do believe the person behind the counter at the local sex shop will go home and tell his roommates about … More
Every once in a while, the UK dailies will crop up with a rash of angry readers, mostly male, complaining about single mothers as spongers, soaking up council flats and government money, living in luxury while good people break their … More
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All the King of Everything wants for lunch is “PB&J!!!” he crows, delighted. I can sometimes make him a PB&B (for banana) but that doesn’t sit well in a lunch box for three or four hours. I’ve tried. Pasta that … More
A lazy Sunday morning here at Solomother. Time for some coffee, some pancakes, and some good reading: Jennifer over at Thrifty Mommy has good advice about how to shop for kids’ clothes and save money Play Library is giving away … More
The boy in the wall A child whose mother had hidden him away for two years in his grandmother’s house, often in crawl spaces, is looking forward to better days. Illinois’ Franklin County Circuit Judge Melissa Drew awarded custody of … More
I’m sneaking up on the idea of going back to college. How I could take a full course load and pay the bills is a mystery I haven’t yet unraveled. But while poking around on line today, I came across … More
Remember Alexis Hutchinson, the single mom in the Army who refused deployment because her child care plans fell through (Army mom forced to choose: kid or country)? In an interview, Hutchinson’s mom related a scary possibility: Alexis had told her … More
