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    Image of SBJ SBJ
    10/28/09

    In reply to The Challenges Facing Single Moms, In Cartoon Form
    OMG, this made me teary. I suck. #singlemoms
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    Image of Ultraprison! Ultraprison!
    10/27/09

    In reply to The Challenges Facing Single Moms, In Cartoon Form
    This was touching, but I couldn't stop wondering why her baby was made out of Twinkies and toothpicks. #singlemoms
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    Image of Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini
    10/27/09

    In reply to The Challenges Facing Single Moms, In Cartoon Form
    oh shit, you guys. I am now crying my eyes out. That was the sweetest thing. It's good to be reminded that there IS still hope and that people are still doing the right thing even though it's hard. #singlemoms
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    10/27/09

    In reply to The Challenges Facing Single Moms, In Cartoon Form
    i'm crying. my mom was a single parent and she went through so much (but unlike many had a BS in biochem which enabled her to get a good job after my dad left and was given a free ride to her MBA from her employer). i feel for the women and children who aren't as fortunate and i want to be that woman.

    thank you for sharing Anna, it means so much. #singlemoms
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    Image of kahluagal kahluagal
    10/27/09

    In reply to The Challenges Facing Single Moms, In Cartoon Form
    Proof positive to it's not how glitzy the message is but what the content is that matters. Makes me *almost* want to work in an agency again... #singlemoms
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    Image of LadyNo Fondles Sweaters LadyNo Fondles Sweaters
    10/27/09

    @kahluagal: Don't do it, it kills your soul. Don't ever come back! #singlemoms
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    10/27/09

    In reply to The Challenges Facing Single Moms, In Cartoon Form
    God, I have tears in my eyes and a swelling in my heart. #singlemoms
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    Image of JLady JLady
    10/27/09

    In reply to The Challenges Facing Single Moms, In Cartoon Form
    I don't know if it's the music, the cute little drawings, the message, or one heck of a combination, but that made me cry.

    I do want to be that woman. #singlemoms
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    10/27/09

    In reply to The Challenges Facing Single Moms, In Cartoon Form
    Aww, that was really sweet and nice. That's the kind of thing that makes me want to donate, if I had any money at all. Successful ad for the demographic of me. #singlemoms
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    Image of Maryscary Maryscary
    10/27/09

    @boxspelunker: You might be able to donate even if you don't have a lot of money. Most places have wishlists and a lot of times they will take gently used clothing like winter coats or other in season clothing. If you knit or crochet, they probably need blankets, baby blankets, hats, scarves or mittens.

    I don't have much money either but the lingerie store I got to has a box out for a womens' shelter. They always need bras and panties. So, I usually go during the buy 1 get 1 sales and throw one in the box. It's not a huge donation or anything but any bit helps. #singlemoms
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    10/28/09

    @Maryscary: I always donate clothing, but right now, I'm struggling to make my rent, so I really can't donate any kind of cash or buy things to donate :/ Frankly, I can't really be buying much right now besides necessities, like food and toothpaste, but when I do have some extra cash, I like to do some sort of charitable thing, because I know it helps. #singlemoms
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    Image of KLondike5 KLondike5
    10/27/09

    In reply to The Challenges Facing Single Moms, In Cartoon Form
    Shit, stick figures made me cry. (Acts of kindness and mercy do that to me)

    Well done. Goodvertising indeed. #singlemoms
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    Image of schlegs84 schlegs84
    10/27/09

    In reply to The Challenges Facing Single Moms, In Cartoon Form
    Good lord, that made me cry in my cube. #singlemoms
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    Image of Elaken Elaken
    10/27/09

    @schlegs84: I was thinking it was sweet but nothing worth crying about until I get to the part where she reaches out to the woman with the daughter. Yep, got a little choked up. #singlemoms
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    10/27/09

    In reply to The Challenges Facing Single Moms, In Cartoon Form
    Plus she's raising a Thalidomide baby.

    Okay, I'm horrible Excellent cause and you have to love that slogan 'Be That Woman.' What an amazing counterpart to 'Oh come on, don't be THAT guy!' #singlemoms
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    10/26/09

    In reply to "She Is A Constant Reminder Of The Fact That My Youth Is Slipping Away"
    Most crazy-making for me were Mehmat's comments about Kate Middleton's mother being photographed with her daughter:

    "I wondered if Carole was jealous of her beautiful daughter - certainly her daring dress suggested she wasn't happy surrendering all the attention to her offspring - but I wouldn't blame her if she was."

    Is it really so difficult to imagine that Carole Middleton--lovely at 54--would want to wear a "daring dress" *because she feels beautiful in her own right*? It's one thing for Mehmet to agonize over her own maternal jealousies, but pathologizing other women in the same way seems doubly destructive. #mothers
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    Image of The Bitter Librarian The Bitter Librarian
    10/25/09

    In reply to "She Is A Constant Reminder Of The Fact That My Youth Is Slipping Away"
    "Instead of trying to keep up with her daughter... Mehmet should find her own path and attempt to show her kid that life doesn't end at 18 and that true beauty has no age limit....."

    As a fellow 38-year-old, I can say that if Mehmet hasn't realized this by now, she probably isn't going to. I'm predicting major plastic surgery in her future. . . #mothers
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    Image of Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
    10/25/09

    In reply to "She Is A Constant Reminder Of The Fact That My Youth Is Slipping Away"
    Yea...so, I clicked the link and both mother and daughter are friggin' stunners. I know this is not the point of the whole thing, but honestly, I don't know why the mother is complaining. It's like trying to stop a moving train, there's always someone younger and cuter...it's unfortunate that the object of her disdain is her very own daughter. Still, in virtually all societies, women are forced to view other women as competition...sometimes this permeates into your relationships with ALL women, including your daughters, aunts, nieces, etc. I can't tell Sibel (or any other woman) how she should feel. Hell, I'm in my late-twenties and sometimes I feel pangs of envy when I see 18 and 19 year olds bopping around. Then I remind myself that I've already had that time. And while I was a total cutie, I was so oblivious to it because during my adolescence I was so wrapped up in self-doubt. One thing that I love about being older, is the sense of self-acceptance that grows with every year. I'm trying to make each year more purposeful, so that I won't feel that any time has been wasted. #mothers
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    Image of coconanas coconanas
    10/25/09

    In reply to "She Is A Constant Reminder Of The Fact That My Youth Is Slipping Away"
    I know how she feels.

    My niece is 5 years old and she has perfect skin with no wrinkles. Her whole life is ahead of her and here I am washed up at 26 years old.

    Sigh. #mothers
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    Image of squeakel squeakel
    10/25/09

    @coconanas:

    I was just thinking the same thing about my unborn child. She's so thin! #mothers
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