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My Problems, Your Problems: Whose Problems Come First?

June 30, 2019 by D. A. Wolf 1 Comment

Conflicting priorities…

Filed Under: Culture, Relationships, Women's Issues Tagged With: communication, compromise, conflict, emotional support, empathy, family, gender roles, guilt, having it, life after divorce, marital expectations, narcissism, personal values, Relationships, Single Parenting, work life balance

Have I Become a “Disney” Dad… Mom?

May 21, 2019 by D. A. Wolf 6 Comments

Hoping to have “fun” with our adult kids. Is this realistic? Is it important?

Filed Under: Life After Divorce, Morning Musing, Parenting Tagged With: acts of love, aging, aging gracefully, empty nest, family, life after divorce, Love, Parenting, parenting young adults, people pleasers, Single Parenting, well being

Parenting 2.0 — The Egg Teaches the Chicken

March 20, 2017 by D. A. Wolf Leave a Comment

If only parenting came with a how-to guide …

Filed Under: Life After Divorce, Parenting Tagged With: change, guilt, Parenting, parenting adult children, real women real life, single mothers, Single Parenting, transitions

Celebrate the Good Women in Your Life

May 7, 2016 by D. A. Wolf 3 Comments

As Mother’s Day arrives, let’s honor all the good women whose undeniably positive influence enriches our lives.

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: family, memories, mothers, mothers day, Parenting, Single Parenting

Childcare Expenses Don’t Stop at Age 5

January 21, 2015 by D. A. Wolf 6 Comments

The expense of raising children can be staggering.

Filed Under: Babies and Kids, Culture, Money Matters, Parenting Tagged With: big questions, cultural values, Culture, education, family, motherhood, Parenting, Politics, single moms, Single Parenting, society, women and money

Cost of Raising a Child: 2014

December 1, 2014 by D. A. Wolf 2 Comments

Interesting (dismal?) data on the cost of raising children, 2014.

Filed Under: Money Matters, Parenting, Single Moms Tagged With: cost of raising children, gender, gender gap, life after divorce, Parenting, Single Parenting, women and careers, women and money, work life

Guilt Trip?

September 9, 2014 by D. A. Wolf Leave a Comment

You’re being guilt-tripped. Now what?

Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: communication styles, emotions, guilt, mind games, people pleasers, psychology, single mothers, Single Parenting

Standing on the Down Escalator

August 27, 2014 by D. A. Wolf 3 Comments

Assumptions on doing, non-doing, and standing on the down escalator.

Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: busy schedules, empathy, rant, Single Parenting, society, stress management, time management, work life balance, working moms, working women

Common Sense and (Early) Childhood Education

August 12, 2014 by D. A. Wolf 6 Comments

Giving our children the right start. ALL our children.

Filed Under: Babies and Kids, Parenting Tagged With: cost of raising children, cultural values, Culture, definitions of success, early childhood education, economy, education, empathy, Failure to thrive, family, make a difference, motherhood, Parenting, Single Parenting, society

School Bus Blues? Not Exactly.

August 11, 2014 by D. A. Wolf 3 Comments

Back to school, and a rush of memories.

Filed Under: College Kids, Parenting, Single Moms, Tweens and Teens Tagged With: empty nest, fatigue, Parenting, parenting college kids, parenting teens, single mothers, Single Parenting, writing exercise

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