Hayley B. Elkins

'It's Okay to Fuss, as Long as You're Not Fussing Over a Grown-Ass Man'

Early in my marriage, my husband was a vegetarian who didn’t eat eggs. It’s not that he had any moral quandaries against them, he just didn’t like them....

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April 01, 2013

Notes From A Single Mom: Still Hoping For That Prince-Of-A-Guy This Valentine’s Day?

Lynn Armitage
February 14, 2013
On any given Friday or Saturday night, my town is hopping with hopeful singles—young, old and middle-aged—jumping from eateries to bars to nightclubs looking for romance and a chan...

Notes From A Single Mom: Marry The Right Man To Begin With!

Lynn Armitage
February 03, 2013
Last December, the Luxembourg Income Study Center at the Graduate Center City University of New York released a report finding that “single mothers in the United States—most of who...

Notes From a Single Mom: Second Chances—Like Avis, Stepfamilies Have to Try Harder

Lynn Armitage
November 24, 2012
I can’t think of a better time than the Christmas season to talk about stepfamilies. After all, Jesus grew up in one...

Notes From a Single Mom: Husbands Come and Go, But Dogs Are Forever

Lynn Armitage
September 23, 2012
A woman’s best friend I finally caved in and told my kids we could get a cat. What a pushover, I know. But I did hold my “no pets” ground for a while. My reasons were quite clear...

Notes From a Single Mom: Name Dropper—Keep the Married Name or Change it?

Lynn Armitage
June 24, 2012
Lynn Armitage I never really liked my maiden name: Overman, a German derivation I always had a hard time pronouncing...

Notes From a Single Mom: I Do, I Don't—Why Do So Many Marriages Fail?

Lynn Armitage
June 10, 2012
Lynn Armitage Did you know more couples get married in June than any other time of year? What a superstitious bunch we are...

Notes From a Single Mom: Divorce and Remarriage Blends Families and Produces 'Bonus Siblings'

Lynn Armitage
September 15, 2012
A bigger family without the stretch marks I grew up with three sisters and one brother. A typical-sized family back when Catholics ruled the world of procreation...

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