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Single Mom Seeking

Retired Columns

From “Life in the Sandwich” to “Special Needs Mama” to “Zen and the Art of Child Maintenance”—they’re all here for you to explore.

Where’s the Dating Writer?

Let’s be honest here: it’s not easy to sit with your loneliness. At least for me, it’s not. After moving out of the Israeli’s house, it was agonizing to sit…

Single Mom Seeking | September 2007 | By Rachel Sarah


Single Mom Seeking Revenge

I celebrated my 35th birthday on July 20th. For as long as I can remember, my mom friends have always referred to me as “the baby.” After all, I had…

Single Mom Seeking | August 2007 | By Rachel Sarah


Crushed

If you’ve read my Literary Mama column for the past two years, then you know that my writing led me to love. Thanks to a San Francisco reader who wrote…

Single Mom Seeking | July 2007 | By Rachel Sarah


You’re Having an Attack

Ever since my daughter and I moved in last summer with the man I affectionately referred to as “the Israeli,” readers from across the country have emailed me to shake…

Single Mom Seeking | May 2007 | By Rachel Sarah


Cheerleader for Love

This morning, as I’m brushing Mae’s hair during our mad morning dash, I hear the front door click shut, followed by the roar of Yossi’s truck backing up the driveway.…

Single Mom Seeking | April 2007 | By Rachel Sarah


Of Lice and Men

Last fall, Mae started soccer. The end of the season happened to coincide with a lice infestation on the team. And those creepy-crawlies were moving in just as, back home,…

Single Mom Seeking | April 2007 | By Rachel Sarah


My Mom Says My Book Is Trash

The book flew across the room and hit the wall. My mother was crying. I did not move. I did not speak. “Your book is trash,” she said. “It’s not…

Single Mom Seeking | February 2007 | By Rachel Sarah


What Is This, a Kibbutz?

After all these years of dating, I’ve arrived at my Cinderella ending: my daughter and I are moving in with the boyfriend. And life is only going to get better,…

Single Mom Seeking | January 2007 | By Rachel Sarah


Dog Gonnit

A few months into our relationship, Yossi called to tell me that he was dog-sitting for the weekend. I wasn’t surprised. Yossi is a right-hand man. One day, he’s moving…

Single Mom Seeking | December 2006 | By Rachel Sarah


A Man Who Can Build A House Turns Me On

“Why don’t you two move in with me?” Yossi says when we’re out for breakfast. “Excuse me?” I say, almost choking. Mae looks up from her hot chocolate, wide-eyed. Where…

Single Mom Seeking | November 2006 | By Rachel Sarah


The Baby

The Israeli and I have been going out for five months now. If you look at our relationship developmentally, we’re still in the baby stage. We’re barely sitting up; we’re…

Single Mom Seeking | October 2006 | By Rachel Sarah


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