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I’m in a Book!
Posted by: | CommentsI have spoken before about the lack of role models for teen moms, but I haven’t really touched on being a single mom. Being a single mom usually means that you had an unplanned child or a failed marriage. Either way, it dilutes your being a mother to a mistake or a failure and the thought of that makes my head spin and my heart hurt. So talking about being a single mom usually leaves me feeling slightly
So I avoid the single mom conversation all together.
Awhile back, a good friend introduced me to a women who has been working on a series of books for single moms. My initial assumption was that this woman must be a single mom. The only people who talk about single moms are other single moms or people interested in victimizing us.* She was too nice for that so she had to be a single mom. I just knew it.
The truth is, she was not.
She was once a single mom, but is now happily married and a very successful business coach. She was creating a series about single moms because she saw the way that people talked about single moms, and wanted to create an outlet where she could profile the ones that people don’t talk about; The successful business owners and corporate ladder climbers. The women who balance custody schedules, business meetings, and budgets.
She asked me if she could include me in her new book, “The Single Mom Gets Rich,” and I quickly reminded her that I wasn’t rich.
In fact, I couldn’t even pretend to be rich.
And SHE quickly reminded me that being rich is about more than having lots of money.
Touche my friend.
So my story is in this book along with many other amazing stories.
I promise you that this book isn’t full of fluff and aspirational stories that no one could ever compete with. It is full of practical advice for starting a business, building a career, or even figuring out what your next steps should be.
So if you know a single mom who is starting from scratch, here is a gift for her.
*This is a general assumption from what I have seen. Don’t get mad. Ten Things No one Told Me About Boys
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- It can take them up to twenty minutes to put a shirt on in the morning.
- They are sticky. Like, always.
- Things that would have mortified me as a child are HIL-A-RIOUS.
- There is a sound effect for everything.
- Even if something has its own sound effect, you can still (and must) make extra sound effects.
- They don’t care if they have food all over their face.
- But they won’t wear a shirt that looks funny/feels funny/isn’t cool.
- They will eat everything in your fridge. Except the broccoli.
- They are so tough. They could stand up to the biggest of monsters.
- Until they aren’t so tough and you realize they are more tender than tender.
What am I missing from the list?
