Ellamental Mama, Author at Motherly
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Ellamental Mama

Ellamental Mama is a 30-something-year-old single mother to a lively toddler and is trying to balance full-time parenting with part-time work, writing, and a love of travel. Her blog, Ellamental Mama, contains an honest and raw, as well as sometimes amusing, account of life as a single working mom.

Life

My co-parent is absent but the love in our home is not

One of the hardest things with this is the uncertainty—it's incredibly challenging when you don't fully understand why, let alone if, or when, he may return.

Life

Being a single mom has been eye-opening + empowering in a way I never expected

To all the single moms out there struggling, you will get through this and in case no one has told you yet today—you're doing a really amazing job.

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To all the single moms who feel the intensity of being the only parent—I see you

My son and I remain a two-person squad, untouched by outside influence, interacting with each other on the most fundamental level.

Life

Confession: I’m worried about how baby #2 will affect my relationship with my first born

How will I love another like I love my son? Will I lose something with my son?

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