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From the Blog
Stories, reflections, and resources from the community.
"It takes a village" is a phrase that gets tossed around so often it's almost lost its meaning. But when you're a single parent, you feel its truth in your bones.
One of the first questions people ask when they learn I'm a single mom by choice is: "What will you tell your child?"
Let me say the quiet part loud: becoming a single mom by choice is expensive. The fertility treatments, the donor sperm, the childcare, the everything — it adds up in ways that can feel overwhelming…
If you've been through fertility treatment, you know about the two-week wait (TWW). If you haven't, let me describe it: imagine taking the most important exam of your life and being told you won't…
I'm going to be honest with you because nobody was honest enough with me: the newborn phase as a solo parent was the hardest thing I've ever done.
Nothing in my pre-SMC life prepared me for the experience of scrolling through a sperm bank catalog. It's surreal. It's overwhelming. And for a brief moment, it feels absurd — choosing a co-creator…
Before I became a mom, self-care meant long baths, leisurely workouts, and the occasional weekend away. After becoming a solo mom, self-care means something fundamentally different.