Katherine Hawkins
Kindergarten Shouldn’t be This Hard for Parents
On the sidelines of my son’s soccer practice the other day I found myself inching closer and closer to moms discussing kindergarten. These types of conversations are very familiar. Very, very familiar. I have...
What I’ve Learned in My First Adult Relationship
Dating as a single thirty-something can be a ton of fun. I wrote about it here. Being one half of a relationship can be a lot of fun too. But it can also be...
5 Things That Ease my Working Mom Guilt
My son is recently four years old. He started at his Montessori school five days a week from 8 am to 5 pm two days before he turned two. Almost exactly, half of his...
Turns Out, Divorce Doesn’t Ruin Christmas
As the ideal parents we are, we all want our children to have blissful memories of the holidays. As a single parent, I worry that my child will be scarred for life. And this time...
7 Reasons Why Dating is Better as a Single Mom
The last thing I wanted to think about after my divorce was dating. I don’t think I am alone in that, either. Re-entering the cruel dating world as a thirty-something single mom, I expected the...
My PSA: Please Don’t Ask Me This About Children
Generally, I believe people have good intentions. I mean, they mean well. But, there is a but. When did asking about personal, sensitive and private matters such as family planning become acceptable? Because regardless...
Why I am ok NOT Playing with my Child
Being a parent is hard work. The responsibility of meeting another human’s every single need can be paralyzing. And meeting the basic food-water-shelter-needs does not even scratch the surface of what our job as...