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5 Reasons Beauty and the Beast Is the Wackest Disney Movie Ever

By Solitary Mama On 2012/02/06 · 31 Comments · In Boring Parenting Stuff, I Don't Know Where Else to Put This, Single Parent Activities, Solitary Mama, You're Not Going to Believe This Ish

This weekend I had a small break and decided to take the kid to the movies. Of course, luck would have it that the only kid-friendly movie playing was Beauty and the Beast 3D. I’m not generally a fan of Disney princess stuff but I haven’t actually banned it from viewing. I mean, we already [...]

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Bringing Sexy Back: What Do You Think Is Sexy?

By Solitary Mama On 2012/01/23 · 24 Comments · In I Don't Know Where Else to Put This, Random Relationship Stuff, Single Mom Relationships, Single Parent Activities, Solitary Mama, Wisdom You Won't Use Anywhere

I recently started blogging for SexyLocker, which sells lingerie and jammy jams and lots of pretty girly girl things, and have often wondered when trying to think of something to write about, what sexy really is. The site carries everything from lacy lingerie type stuff to cute cotton nightgowns, both sexy in their own right, [...]

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Balance it Out, Single Parents. You Can Do It.

By Solitary Mama On 2011/10/03 · 12 Comments · In Single Mom Relationships, Single Parent Activities, Single Parenting Sucks, Solitary Mama

The GBE2 topic is “balance”. The members of the Side Effects of Single Parenting Tribe had a Tweet and Meet on Twitter and I noticed that in general, we have no balance. Not that we have issues or anything, just that things always seem either black or white, no gray.

One of [...]

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Longing and the Twins Game (And No, I’m Not Talking About Pining Over Baseball Players)

By Solitary Mama On 2011/08/30 · 4 Comments · In I Don't Know Where Else to Put This, Single Parent Activities

The GBE2 topic 1 is “longing” and after careful consideration of the word, I’ve come up with this conclusion: I long for simple things like the sun when it’s snowing in April.

The other day I was stuck behind a beat up mini van on the highway, going so slow (while in the [...]

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There’s a New Shelf Builder in Town. And It’s Totally Me.

By Solitary Mama On 2011/08/15 · 9 Comments · In GBE 2, Single Parent Activities, Single Parenting Sucks, Solitary Mama, Wisdom You Won't Use Anywhere, You're Not Going to Believe This Ish

If I could pick the most important piece of advice to share with a single woman or single mother it would be to enjoy independence. If you don’t know how to do it, figure it out. Don’t wait for someone else to come to their senses, don’t wait for that check, don’t expect another single [...]

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Dear Tooth Fairy

By Solitary Mama On 2011/07/05 · 2 Comments · In Kinda Weird, Single Parent Activities, Solitary Mama, You're Not Going to Believe This Ish

Dear tooth fairy,

I lost one of my teeth today and I dropped it in the seat belt thing and I can’t get it out. Can I still have some money?

From <daughter’s full name>

Dear <daughter’s name>

I didn’t have any cash on me anyway because I only carry a debit card [...]

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The Early Bird Gets the Worm but Late Chicks Win the Meat

By Solitary Mama On 2011/06/06 · 5 Comments · In Single Parent Activities, Solitary Mama

I haven’t always been a late person. I know somewhere in my past I was either habitually early, or someone I know was and I’m confusing them with me. I do that sometimes. I wonder if I can get in trouble for stealing someone else’s memories and passing them off as my own. I hope [...]

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Operation Garage Sale 2011

By Solitary Mama On 2011/05/16 · 2 Comments · In I Don't Know Where Else to Put This, Single Parent Activities

Every year my community hosts an entire community-wide garage sale. Usually, I am helping my mom at hers so I don’t visit many of the other ones. I’m not really a garage saling-kinda chick but this year, mom didn’t have hers and I decided to go with my sister and daughter. You know, girl’s day [...]

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Mother’s Day and How A Single Mother Gets Down

By Solitary Mama On 2011/05/09 · 2 Comments · In Single Parent Activities, Solitary Mama

I am fully aware that by the time this post publishes, it will no longer be Mother’s Day. I never thought I could be relevant according to Google guidelines anyway and since I haven’t quite figured out how to alter time (though I will) for now you have to put up with posts that are [...]

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Happy Birthday, How Not to Plan a Birthday Party and I Promise This Isn't Standard Mommy Blog Stuff

By Solitary Mama On 2010/10/10 · Leave a Comment · In Holidays, Single Parent Activities

So I’m working out at the gym last weekend and I decide that this year I will have a real birthday party for my daughter. A real party that actually involves other kids and party like stuff. I say stuff because as I declared to myself that I would have a birthday party, I disregarded [...]

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Eating the To Do List and Escape from List Hell

By Solitary Mama On 2010/06/14 · 1 Comment · In Single Parent Activities, Single Parenting Sucks, Solitary Mama

Friday, right before my boss decided to close the office early he asked me for my list. Specifically, he wanted to see all the work I have not done.

Him: Uh, Monday you need to work on this list.

Me: What? I could’ve sworn I had it down to a page (it’s like 6 pages [...]

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Single Parent Camping Guide

By Solitary Mama On 2009/06/15 · Leave a Comment · In Single Parent Activities

I want to take my daughter camping–tent camping, like my parents used to do with me and my brother and sister when we were little and before everyone moved up to RVs with showers and hd tvs.

Problem: I don’t have a clue how to tent camp. I can’t be the only [...]

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