title: 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
author:  Ellie Slott Fisher 
description: Dating is hard at any age, but dating as a suddenly "uncoupled" mother comes with an entirely new set of challenges, which Fisher explores in a realistic, nonjudgmental fashion. "As... I prepared to reenter the dating world," she says, "my parents were no longer waiting up for me. Instead, my children were." In the voice of a trusted girlfriend, Fisher delivers honest advice, a fresh perspective and comic relief as she guides newly single moms toward the goal of dating well without parenting badly: "When you begin dating, your judgment becomes impaired. You worry about your children's behavior and don't even consider your own. You often don't think about how you've slipped from being Carol Brady to Peggy Bundy." Having been through the dating-while-parenting experience twiceonce as a widow, once as a divorceFisher seamlessly combines her own hard-won wisdom (date only when you feel ready) with the anecdotal experiences of other mothers (never assume that your child is sound asleep when your date turns passionate). Practical tips for how to meet men (including an excellent chapter on how to use the Internet safely) and quips from the children of dating moms ("I just don't want to see or hear about it") round out this useful book. <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  Dear Mom:
  
  Thank you again for the generous gift of a week-long cruise in Tahiti. It’s
  not your fault the ship sank. Instead of all those years of computer science
  courses, I wish I had paid more attention to reality TV shows about turning
  bugs into breakfast.
  
  I’m sure I’ll be fine, and when I get home you can bet I’ll listen to the rest
  of your advice about what I ought to do with my life, since this has worked
  out so well.
  
  Love, Marissa
  
  P.S. I don’t think I’ll make it home in time for the club’s summer ball.
  
  P.P.S. Please make my apologies to the blind date I’m sure you arranged.
  
  P.P.P.S. I’m a lesbian.
  
  All content of this eBook is copyrighted.
  
  WRITING AS KARIN KALLMAKER:
  
  Just Like That
  
  Sugar
  
  One Degree of Separation
  
  Maybe Next Time
  
  Substitute for Love
  
  Frosting on the Cake
  
  Unforgettable
  
  Watermark
  
  Making Up for Lost Time
  
  Embrace in Motion
  
  Wild Things
  
  Painted Moon
  
  Car Pool
  
  Paperback Romance
  
  Touchwood
  
  In Every Port
  
  WRITING