Through all of this, I’ve been single, and a single mother at that. I do not get time off. Almost every moment I have away from my children is spent worrying over how I will afford to pay my bills.
I’m A Badass Mom Because of the Badass Moms Around Me
I feel the same about these solo moms who orbit my life. They hold a deeper knowing that’s unspoken. I am a badass mom because of the badass moms who surround me.
The Vulnerability of a Single Mom Toting Two
I’d never thought about the what-if scenarios of my death. Mia’s a badass kid. She’s resilient. We’ve been through so much, I think she can make it through just about anything.
A Whole Year as Three
A few things have become normal in the last year that I probably wouldn’t have been paid enough to do without them if you’d asked me a couple of years ago.
Without Wanting
I’d always thought having sex both fulfilled my role as a woman while satiating my need for acceptance.
The Single Mom’s Survival Guide
I have been a single mom for most of my daughters’ lives, and there are a lot of things I’ve done when I only had 50 bucks in spending money a month.
There’s Hope in the Chicken
I want us to celebrate the day on our own without me trying my best to pretend it isn’t happening.
MFA vs. MOM
A year ago I wouldn’t have recognized myself today. Though I think having an infant causes a bit of an identity crisis. Who am I as a writer? Or even as a person? But, at the end of the day, what matters to me after not leaving the house for 36 hours and not showering in twice that, is a need for my community.
Home Birth Away From Home
I didn’t have a birth partner. I had a seven-year-old who watched birthing videos with her fingers in her ears and eyes shut tight.
For the Daughter I Felt Like I’d Lost
By Stephanie Land. But my daughter’s anger was something that shattered all of that drive to complete every day with the grace I held myself accountable to.
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