Author Archives: Gail Cawley Showalter
How to Approach Christmas as Single Mom & Teach Children to Respect Money
Christmas is More than Money
What is An Appointed Encounter?
An Arranged Encounter I’m about to get out of the car to go into Bed Bath & Beyond to do some Christmas shopping when I see her. A young women is trying to say something to me. When I get out of the car she says, “Directions, directions.” She looks harmless and honest. “I’ve been […]
How to Return to College and Change Your Life – Tanisha Did
Single Moms Can Return to College What was your means of income before you returned to college? Before returning to college, I worked for a company in which you could only be promoted if you had a college degree. Can you recall the first trigger or event that caused you to think about returning to […]
Why You Should Set Boundaries & Live Your Life
Set Boundaries & Live Your Life Gail holds a degree from Lamar University in Speech and a Master’s from the University of Texas. She married Sam after raising three children as a single mother. She was an educator in regular and special education for eighteen years, finishing her professional career as a Braille teacher. […]
What Do You Regret and What Will You Not Regret?
Related Posts: LaTasha Returned to College, Kay Miller Horne Returned to College, You Can Return to College Gail holds a degree from Lamar University in Speech and a Master’s from the University of Texas. She married Sam after raising three children as a single mother. She was an educator in regular and special education for […]
How Single Parents Raise a Secure Child
To Raise a Secure Child – You Need to Attach When I was raising three kids as a single mother, I was often too exhausted to think straight. I needed direction or a director. Now I’m a tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms, and I learned a few things along the […]
Why Are You Afraid to Be Vulnerable?
What is the Value in Vulnerability? When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be vulnerable. –Madeleine L’Engle As a single mom, I wanted to appear that I had it […]
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