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“SMILF,” Showtime’s New Series, Doesn’t Sugarcoat Single Motherhood

November 13, 2017

By Stephanie Land

Stephanie Land reviews SMILF from the perspective of a single mom who’s been there

Home Alone: A Single Mother Tries to Navigate Missoula’s Child Care Crisis

September 29, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Photo Credits to Brian Hart. Originally published by the Missoula Independent. My life as a single mother has often meant looking up, helpless, waving goodbye like Wile E. Coyote, after…

Free-Range Parenting Is A Privilege For The White And Affluent

August 9, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Photo credits to Ryan Dickey.  Originally published in The Establishment.  At first glance, my 9-year-old daughter doesn’t look “poor.” She meticulously chooses her outfits for school, often sleeping in them—even…

Yes, Food Can Be Entertainment for Low-Income People

July 22, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Photo source: FreeImages.com Originally published on Talk Poverty.  I woke up yesterday hungry. Since my last shopping trip four days before, I’d not eaten much, saving most of the food…

What Happens When You Can’t Afford Self-care

June 13, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Originally published on Talk Poverty. For the last year, I have been keenly aware of my dire need for two things: therapy and exercise. But for those who struggle to…

With $55,000 Debt, You Learn to Appreciate the Little Things

June 6, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Originally posted on The Guardian as a kick-off to their series on debt. I expected college to feel like a major accomplishment. I walked across the stage, eight months pregnant with…

Sheryl Sandberg Thinks She Finally Gets Single Moms, But She Doesn’t Get Me

May 10, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Originally posted in SheKnows. I read Sheryl Sandberg’s recent Facebook post from the trenches of a horrible Mother’s Day weekend. The youngest had thrown up on Friday night, and we…

Saying Your House is Messy Because You Play With Your Kids is a Privilege

May 10, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Originally published in the Washington Post. I grew up in what some would call an immaculately clean home. I hated my mom a little for it. I wasn’t allowed to…

Here’s How Many People it Takes to Replace a Single Mom

April 27, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Originally published on SheKnows.  In the weeks building up to a business trip, I created a schedule for the five people who’d replace me, a single mom with two kids,…

Just Because I’m Poor Doesn’t Mean My Kid Shouldn’t Have Nice Things

April 7, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Originally published on She Knows.  My daughter and I were living in a conservative area when I started to notice an outcry to test people receiving public assistance for drug…

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