Superwoman: A Funny and Reflective Look at Single Motherhood

by Mona Andrei

Overview

They put the tiny, red-faced bundle into her arms, and time stopped. She gazed at that puckered little face and whispered, Welcome to the world, baby girl.

Little did she know that within weeks, she would become a single mother-not exactly what she had imagined for her daughters and herself, but exactly what needed to happen.

This is the story of a single mother, but it's more than that. Sometimes funny, sometimes reflective, it's also your story-a story of that peculiar, trying, and wonderful state of motherhood.

In Superwoman: A Funny and Reflective Look at Single Motherhood, popular humor blogger Mona Andrei brings you her sage and snickery insights on being a single mom, with all its gore and glory. Through a series of interviews, you'll also get a voyeuristic peek into the lives of other single mothers-and don't we all love that feeling of Thank goodness, I'm not the only one! We're all superwomen here.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781947976221
Publisher:	Cynren Press
Publication date:	03/08/2021
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

Mona Andrei's adulting journey took an unexpected turn when she realized that the father of her children was not committed to the family they had started together. At the time, she was twenty-four years old. With a baby in her arms and a toddler in tow, she soon realized that everything had fallen on her shoulders, including any chance for a secure future for her and her girls. With humor and candor as her strongest tools for survival, she went from struggling single mother to accomplished wordsmith to member of an award-winning advertising team to top 100 humor blogger. Today, she continues her journey, writing and speaking about her experiences as a single mother with a focus on changing the way that single mothers are respected and appreciated in the workplace: a win-win for both.

Table of Contents

Five principles for living a kick-ass life as a single mom

To thou who reads this book . . .

1. Breakups-in many ways, they're like a barstool

2. A mother's sixth sense-that damn sense of guilt

A chat with Wendy Paquette (Quebec, Canada): Thoughts on a successful divorce

3. Some things get better with age, including the way we see things

A chat with Nancy Vonk (Ontario, Canada): Thoughts on juggling parenting and a career

4. If you don't pay attention, you pay the piper

5. Have you ever been bitten in the ass by your own decisions?

6. From where you are to where you want to be with the three Cs

A chat with Margery Bagley Welch (Massachusetts, United States): Thoughts on grace as a superpower in dealing with obstacles

7. About tennis socks, and why you should never, ever stuff them in your bra

8. Today is not a stepping-stone to tomorrow-please don't treat it as one

A chat with Virginia Smith (Florida, United States): Thoughts on being a teenage mother

9. The many phases of parenting

10. Dating as a single mom; or, How I may have mistaken a few life lessons for soul mates

A chat with Adrienne (Delaware, United States): Thoughts on complacency and change

11. Mom or superhero? Both actually-it's the little things

12. A few thoughts about leaders and followers-and by "a few," I mean words and words

13. The secret to adulting; or, Face it 'til you make it

14. When your own thoughts are your enemy

15. Don't freak out, but can we talk about anxiety attacks for a minute?

A chat with Donna McCarthy (Halifax, Canada): Thoughts on finding balance

16. Dealing with exes; or, Why I hate algebra, and why you're the most important part of the equation

17. Accepting help does not mean you're weak (but keep doing it your way)

A chat with Marlene (Quebec, Canada): Thoughts on dating as a single mom

18. Of course, this book wouldn't be complete without a chapter on the lovely task of raising teenagers

19. You are a family

A chat with Cindy Renaud (Quebec, Canada): Thoughts on time and place

20. Dear younger me . . .