Mom, There’s a Man in the Kitchen and He’s Wearing Your Robe: The Single Mom’s Guide to Dating Well Without Parenting Poorly
A single mother’s friendly, no-nonsense guide to balancing dating and parenting.
Embarking on the dating scene can be a fun though sometimes daunting prospect for any single woman. But for the more than 10 million single women in the U.S. with children at home, dating is a much more complicated matter. Whether uncoupled through divorce or death, single moms face a wide range of questions:
When will I be ready to date and how do I start? When-and what-should I tell the kids? What happens if I love the guy and the kids hate him?
In Mom, There’s a Man in the Kitchen and He’s Wearing Your Robe, Ellie Slott Fisher, a once-widowed, once-divorced single mother of two, speaks with refreshing candor about balancing dating and parenting. Drawing upon her own experience, the stories of many other women, and the advice of family psychologists, Fisher offers encouragement, strategies, and a healthy dose of humor for the single-but-looking mom-from how to meet men in the first place to when to introduce your date to the kids, from when and where to work sex into the equation to how to talk to your dating teenagers without looking like a hypocrite. Practical, funny, and hopeful, this is the one guide single moms need before jumping into the murky waters of the dating pool.
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Review by Luke’s Single Mom for Mom, There’s a Man in the Kitchen and He’s Wearing Your Robe: The Single Mom’s Guide to Dating Well Without Parenting Poorly
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I found this book to be very helpful. I like that it was written by someone who has been there (twice), rather than a doctor/professional who has theories but no personal experience. I bought this book because I couldn’t find any detailed information online regarding single-mom dating past the point of meeting someone and the initial introduction to the kids. This book goes into topics like public displays of affection, sleep-overs, moving in together, getting remarried, etc. I also like that it discusses all different age groups. Now that I’ve read it, my boyfriend is reading it too. It is written from the woman’s perspective, but a man would certainly benefit from the information. As long as he can ignore or get past some occasional ex-husband bashing within the stories.
Review by bearded academic for Mom, There’s a Man in the Kitchen and He’s Wearing Your Robe: The Single Mom’s Guide to Dating Well Without Parenting Poorly
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I read this book from the perspective of a single father who is dating because some
of the reviews suggested men would find it useful. And it was useful. It did gracefully discuss issues such as what to tell the kids, things to avoid, etc.
But it was clearly written for mothers; and, indeed, single mothers who have their
kids almost all the time. I also noted a lack of studies supporting the advice and,
indeed, most child-development advice seems to come from one expert (!?).
Review by Mazsika for Mom, There’s a Man in the Kitchen and He’s Wearing Your Robe: The Single Mom’s Guide to Dating Well Without Parenting Poorly
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This book, though a fun quick read, contains gems of wisdom on topics ranging from what to expect from your kids, depending on their ages, and when and whether to introduce your new flame to them, to how to handle your boyfriend sleeping over. Whether you’re just recently single again, or have been out of the dating scene for years, this book offers sound advice peppered with humor. It was very helpful and reassuring to me to be reminded that there are millions of single moms out there, and we all go through similar challenges in trying to find someone worth spending time with and exposing your children to! I’ve already lent this book to a friend!
Review by E. Schwarz for Mom, There’s a Man in the Kitchen and He’s Wearing Your Robe: The Single Mom’s Guide to Dating Well Without Parenting Poorly
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This book was a good read. I read it in a couple of days. This book is definitely geared toward middle-aged women with older kids (maybe 10 years old and older). Being a single mom in my mid-twenties to a 3 year old, the book didn’t relate to me, for a many parts of it. However, the information in the book was good and I am sure that the personal experiences of those mentioned in the book could be very helpful and insightful to many. I would highly recommend this book to those middle-aged women with older kids.
Review by Debra Borden for Mom, There’s a Man in the Kitchen and He’s Wearing Your Robe: The Single Mom’s Guide to Dating Well Without Parenting Poorly
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Ellie Slott Fisher nails it-everything you need to know as a newly dating parent, with tons of humor so you can keep your sanity and stop feeling like you’re stuck in a time warp. A cross between Sex in the City and Good Housekeeping. If you’re newly single with kids, grab it, put the kids to bed, and enjoy.