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  • 170. Holiday Highs and Lows: Separated Parents

    Christmas holidays can be the best of times or the worst of times. For many, it’s both—a season of great food, family, and gifts mixed with enough stress to push you right over the edge. Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays tend to magnify both the blessings and the problems in our lives....
    Posted to Dawson's Blog by Dawson on 12-03-2010
    Tags: Divorce, Parents, Step-Parents, Parenthood, Christmas, Holiday, Separation, stress
  • 145. Help! I’m A Single Mom! (Part 4)

    Being a single mother isn’t easy. With all the demands on your time and attention, it’s normal to feel lost and lonely. It’s easy to feel like your life doesn’t matter any longer—because everything is all about your kids. While most parents would admit to feeling that way...
    Posted to Dawson's Blog by Dawson on 06-04-2010
    Tags: Depression, Children, Parenthood, Single Mom
  • 144. Help! I’m A Single Mom! (Part 3)

    Being a single mom is one of the most demanding and difficult responsibilities one could ever face. No one can fully understand the pressures and challenges that each single mom faces. In my last blog I spoke of the challenges a single mom faces when it comes to dating—with all its emotionally...
    Posted to Dawson's Blog by Dawson on 05-28-2010
    Tags: Pregnancy, Dating, Children, Parenthood, Single Mom
  • 143. Help! I’m A Single Mom! (Part 2)

    Last time I wrote about how becoming a single mother meant having your entire life flipped upside-down. You've been handed a challenging combination of emotions and responsibilities, and now you've got to figure out how to manage. It is no doubt overwhelming, and certainly something you can't...
    Posted to Dawson's Blog by Dawson on 05-20-2010
    Tags: Pregnancy, Dating, Children, Parenthood, Single Mom