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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.77086947
EAN: 9780738209807
ISBN: 0738209805
Label: Da Capo Press
Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: January 17, 2005
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date: January 18, 2005
Studio: Da Capo Press

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
A single mother's friendly, no-nonsense guide to balancing dating and parenting.

Embarking on the dating scene can be a fun though sometimes daunting prospect for any single woman. But for the more than 10 million single women in the U.S. with children at home, dating is a much more complicated matter. Whether uncoupled through divorce or death, single moms face a wide range of questions:

When will I be ready to date and how do I start? When-and what-should I tell the kids? What happens if I love the guy and the kids hate him?

In Mom, There's a Man in the Kitchen and He's Wearing Your Robe, Ellie Slott Fisher, a once-widowed, once-divorced single mother of two, speaks with refreshing candor about balancing dating and parenting. Drawing upon her own experience, the stories of many other women, and the advice of family psychologists, Fisher offers encouragement, strategies, and a healthy dose of humor for the single-but-looking mom-from how to meet men in the first place to when to introduce your date to the kids, from when and where to work sex into the equation to how to talk to your dating teenagers without looking like a hypocrite. Practical, funny, and hopeful, this is the one guide single moms need before jumping into the murky waters of the dating pool.




Rating: - Geared toward middle-aged women with older kids...
This book was a good read. I read it in a couple of days. This book is definitely geared toward middle-aged women with older kids (maybe 10 years old and older). Being a single mom in my mid-twenties to a 3 year old, the book didn't relate to me, for a many parts of it. However, the information in the book was good and I am sure that the personal experiences of those mentioned in the book could be very helpful and insightful to many. I would highly recommend this book to those middle-aged women with ... Read More

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Rating: - Terrific "Real Life" Advice for Single Moms
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Single moms will also want to check out the completely revised third edition of The Complete Single Mother.

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Rating: - Words of wisdom in a cute cover!
This book, though a fun quick read, contains gems of wisdom on topics ranging from what to expect from your kids, depending on their ages, and when and whether to introduce your new flame to them, to how to handle your boyfriend sleeping over. Whether you're just recently single again, or have been out of the dating scene for years, this book offers sound advice peppered with humor. It was very helpful and reassuring to me to be reminded that there are millions of single moms out there, and we all go ... Read More

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Rating: - Excellent, engaging, FUNNY book for single moms - and dads
There are few books out there to guide us single dads in the dating scene - while we do what's best for our children too. And men generally do not like to discuss these things with each over beers or poker. Here we have a delightful book we can read in the privacy of our own homes, and even share with male friends who are going through the same experience (and we don't even have to discuss, just hand the book over!). A book that's insightful, honest and well researched - and funny too!

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Rating: - well done, but mostly for mom's and a bit lightweight
I read this book from the perspective of a single father who is dating because some
of the reviews suggested men would find it useful. And it was useful. It did gracefully discuss issues such as what to tell the kids, things to avoid, etc.

But it was clearly written for mothers; and, indeed, single mothers who have their
kids almost all the time. I also noted a lack of studies supporting the advice and,
indeed, most child-development advice seems to come from one expert ... Read More

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