Single Parenting

If you’re a single parent, that doesn’t mean you’re alone. Motherly is here with honest advice and perspectives from other mamas who’ve been there.

Single Parenting

I’m a divorced mom, but don’t tell me my kids live in a ‘broken home’

I'm proud of the home I've made for my children, because let me tell you, single motherhood isn't easy.

Single Parenting

Single moms are not synonymous with struggle

The long-standing history of shaming single moms is steeped in patriarchy and government failure, not reality.

Divorce

To the divorced mama struggling at Christmas: I see you

Here are 6 things I learned to not only survive—but thrive during the holidays.

Celebrity News

As a divorced mom, Adele’s new album means so much—and here’s why

"Easy on Me" speaks to divorce in a rare but necessary way.

Celebrity News

Adele wrote a song for her son to help him understand her divorce

It feels like the entire world is waiting with bated breath for Adele‘s…

Single Parenting

There’s a new push to help single-parent families claim more in taxes

Raising a child is expensive, regardless of your marital status.

Single Parenting

I’m a single mom—and I’m judged differently on my parenting because of it

I want to know why the script is different when approaching mothers like me. Why is it that if you're Mrs. So and So who serves on the PTA and lives in a nice subdivision, the language is "You're not failing," but when you're a Ms. you're automatically assumed at risk?

Single Parenting

A love note to the exhausted single mama

The labor requirements of a single mother are uniquely intense. Sometimes when I break it down for myself I feel like a superhero and sometimes I feel even more tired.