Soaring Solo: On the Joys (Yes, Joys!) of Being a Single Mother (Paperback)

Author: Wendy Keller
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Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781885171603
Publisher: Wildcat Canyon Press
Publish Date: 4/10/2007
Buy.com Sku: 30697141
Item#: RWHKFP
Dimensions (in Inches) 7.25H x 5L x 0.75T
Pages: 224
 
In this inspirational book, Keller offers reassurance for women with the difficult but rewarding job of being a single mother. "Soaring Solo" contains touching, poignant, and pragmatic stories on a wide range of subjects, from "Wishing for a Better Day" to "Dealing with Their Dad" and "The Value of Dreams".
 
 
Table of Contents
Contents

A Word about Motherhood.............................................10
It's a Dog's Life...................................................14
Tiffany's Mother's Box of Love......................................18
Lizzy's Hair........................................................21
The Amazing Mrs. Kenna..............................................24
Motivating the Troops...............................................27
Balancing Act.......................................................31
Givers Gain.........................................................35
Teetering on the Totter.............................................37
Starry Eyes.........................................................40
Penelope and the Guilt-O-Meter......................................44
Am I Doing This Right?..............................................47
Green Rivers of Cash................................................51
Mrs. Potash, The Martyr of Maryland.................................56
The Power of One....................................................59
Single Dads.........................................................63
For the Love of Money...............................................66
Rocks for Sale......................................................69
The Surprising Return...............................................72
Graduation Day......................................................75
Knocking Up Opportunity.............................................79
Dark Night of the Soul..............................................82
Cash on the Barrel Head.............................................86
The Road to Truth...................................................89
A Blizzard of Bliss.................................................92
Instant Parenting: Just Add Water...................................94
Squid Factor........................................................99
One Who Kisses.....................................................103
Parallel Lives.....................................................107
I'll Leave the Light On for Ya.....................................112
Time to Fly........................................................115
The Wedding Dress..................................................118
Crying in the Dark.................................................121
The Hamster of Happiness...........................................126
The Collection.....................................................129
Finding Your Creative Spirit.......................................132
Loving Your Body...................................................135
Just Say No in Minneapolis.........................................138
Less Is More Toast.................................................141
Homework Wars......................................................145
Small Moments......................................................148
Flow, Names that Cannot Be Pronounced Easily, and Doing
Things You Hate To Do..............................................151
Christmas Cookies..................................................154
Good-Bye, Happily Ever After.......................................158
One More Push......................................................161
Secret Wishes......................................................164
Starting Over, Again...............................................167
Finding Joy........................................................169
Brave Heart........................................................172
Sleeping Beauty....................................................174
Sleep Softly and Carry a Big Stick.................................176
Boarding School Blues..............................................180
Tick, Tock, Biological Clock.......................................183
I Like Myself! I Like Myself!......................................185
Yellow Cab.........................................................188
Dealing with Dear Old Dad..........................................191
If It Ain't Dirty, Don't Wash It...................................194
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun..........................................197
Me and the Boyz....................................................199
A Little Bit of Sunshine...........................................202
Daddy's Gone.......................................................204
Dating Again.......................................................207
On Living Single...................................................210
Flab, Stretch Marks, and Me........................................214
The Sky's The Limit!...............................................218
Bibliography.......................................................222
A Note from the Author.............................................223
About the Author...................................................223
About the Press....................................................224

 
 
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Chapter One


A Word about Motherhood


The greatest love is a mother's, then a dog's then a sweetheart's.
—Polish proverb

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
—German proverb

The foundations of eternity are laid in the nursery. —WK

Before I had children, I had six theories on how they should be raised. Now I have five children and no theories.
—Ronald Kelly, minister, father


The very word "motherhood" conjures up a thousand picturesin our heads. The famous portraits of Mother andChild, the ideals we had for our children when they weresmall, the plans we made for our beloved child when wewere pregnant, even sometimes ideas we had about wha

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