What it’s Really Like to be a Single Mother

Originally published April 2011. This post has been percolating for the last week (actually the last 18 years) since I read these articles (I've since removed the links as they are dead links now): 1 in 5 US Moms Have Kids with Multiple Dads Single Men More Likely to Cheat on Taxes One Woman Goes Undercover on Dating Site for Cheaters 25 Richest Hedge Fund

What it’s Really Like to be a Single Mother2020-01-20T10:52:48-06:00

I Made My Mother Cry… Again

Today I visited my mother in the nursing home. I go every week and usually it's an okay experience for both of us. Not today. Today I made my mother cry... again. I didn't mean to do it, but I walked into it nonetheless. I've always been the one who made my mother cry. My father made her cry quite a bit, too, but he

I Made My Mother Cry… Again2016-09-09T06:04:37-05:00

Top Five Worst Mother’s Day Gifts EVER!!

Mother's Day is just around the corner so I thought it would helpful to all you people with moms if I gave a quick rundown of what not to get her for that day in honor of her. I'm not talking about macaroni necklaces or hand made cards, those are cherished gifts which moms always love. If you are giving her those things you aren't

Top Five Worst Mother’s Day Gifts EVER!!2014-05-07T09:44:31-05:00

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Both of my children had a birthday in the last week. My daughter turned 8 and my son turned 18. The fact that my son will soon be flying away from the nest when he goes off to college next year has had me reflecting on many things. I can't believe how fast the last 18 years have gone. Aside from the toddler years my

Like Mother, Like Daughter2011-02-17T19:32:15-06:00

An Open Letter to Celebrity Moms

I'm talking to you Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie so listen up. Stop making motherhood look so damn easy. Stop running around in your Uggs and your perfectly couiffed hair-dos because that is not what mothers look like. Real mothers have not showered in days, real mothers pick dried cereal off their sweat pants and think they can get another day or two worth of

An Open Letter to Celebrity Moms2011-02-02T09:55:32-06:00

I’m a co-host!

I'm co-hosting a discussion over at The Motherhood today! Doug Block filmed his daughter her whole life.  And then it came time for her to go off to college.  Doug's new movie The Kids Grow Up focuses primarily on the year before she went off to college. Join Doug and his wife Marjorie Silver for a live chat TODAY. We'll talk about our kids leaving

I’m a co-host!2010-11-03T07:39:21-05:00

Rethinking Motherhood

Maybe it's the heat. Maybe it's the humidity. Maybe it's just this. These are not my dishes. The sink was empty, I swear, five minutes ago when I unloaded the dishwasher. I don't know what it is but I have been rethinking this whole motherhood thing. When I got myself into this mess I really thought it was going to be a lot of fun,

Rethinking Motherhood2010-08-10T19:55:20-05:00

Parental Advice

This past weekend my daughter wanted to play with the neighbor girls. Our backyards all have the old chain link fences so there are five houses where the back yards are open so to speak. We can all see what everyone else is doing. There are three girls on my block between the ages of 5, my daughter, to 11. My daughter is the youngest

Parental Advice2008-06-03T07:10:00-05:00

Mind Your Own Business

I have been thinking about this post for a while and should post it on my parentingmymom blog but I am consolidating my blogs so I'll just post it here. It's a rant anyway. If you read that blog you know my mother is in group home for the mentally challenged. I won't go into the details but you can read about here. Mom has

Mind Your Own Business2008-05-26T18:48:00-05:00

Not a Mommy Blog

When I started this blog I wasn't sure what or where it would go. I did know that I didn't want a cutsie pink mommy blog. The web is filled with those already, I didn't need to add more saccharin to the internet. However, I have to say I love my kids. More importantly I like my kids. Okay the five year old can be

Not a Mommy Blog2008-04-17T21:07:00-05:00

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Redhead Ranting is the rantings of a frazzled, twice divorced mother of two who freelances and cares for two stupid dogs while writing her memoir against incredible and unbelievable odds (but will make a wonderful book one day).

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