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Ask the Young Mommy readers: Move on or stick it out?

Ask the Young Mommy readers: Move on or stick it out?

I haven’t done an “Ask the Readers” post in a while. Here’s one that needs your immediate attention: Hi Young Mommy, I am a 24-year-old mother who is fed up. I’ve been with my child’s father since I was 16. He went away to school and cheated on me and didnt tell me about it until [...]

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Spotlight: Co-parenting101.org

Spotlight: Co-parenting101.org

If you have any interest in co-parenting, there’s someone you need to know. Well, two people. Deesha. And Michael. Deesha Philyaw and Michael Thomas are exes. Ex-husband and wife to be exact. Nothing too noteworthy there. But what IS noteworthy is the lengths they will go to make sure life for their kids is the best they [...]

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Barack Obama speaks out against absent black dads

This is so refreshing. A politican who isn’t afraid to let us into his own flawed, less-than-perfect background, but instead invites us in to stay awhile. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama (you have no idea how much I enjoyed typing that) spoke yesterday at a Chicago church about the need for black fathers (parents in general) [...]

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Happy Father’s Day

[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=yxS-vbSQhqU] Since I talk about Jon and Kate Plus 8 so much, here’s a clip of the show to celebrate Father’s Day. In this episode, Jon and Kate play hide-and-seek with the kids and when they can’t find their daddy, they get worried. How cute!    

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