Please welcome the latest mama bee blogger to join Hellobee, Ms. Fairy Wings! We’re currently accepting blogger applications for moms and moms-to-bee, so apply today!
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I’m excited to share my rather magical journey to motherhood with you!
I picked Fairy Wings as my icon because my path to happily being a single mom has had some unanticipated twists and turns. Luckily, a lot of good fairies have come along to help me figure out how to style the single mom thing and have fun along the way. I picked Ms. Fairy Wings with the hope that sharing my story would, in some small way, help someone else appreciate her own journey that hasn’t turned out exactly as she expected.
My story is about a family. When you hear the word “family,” we’re probably not what you envision. We are just me and my nine month old baby, Baby T. Or at least it was just us, until I decided to join forces with another single mom and her two kids, a six and a half year old girl (the half, as she keeps reminding me, is extremely important when you’re six going on seven) and a nine year old boy.
This other mom and I, we’ll call her Ms. Alas de Hadas (which is the Spanish translation for “fairy wings”), couldn’t be more different. She’s a smoking hot Latina from Mexico and I’m a granola, outdoorsy California type. Our plan is that Baby T and I will move into her downstairs area, and we will share the kitchen, chores, and some child care.
When I am not moving, I love spending time with my baby outdoors, exploring new places with him, and building a community for us in the sweet little mountain town where we’re lucky enough to live. Before I was a mom, I was an avid whitewater kayaker, runner, road biker, and traveler. Now I use most of my free time to catch up on much needed sleep. I also work full time at a grassroots non-profit.
I will blog on Hellobee about how two moms, two kids and a baby live together and create a different kind of family. I’ll blog about the ups and downs of being a single mom and the discoveries that come with the territory. Please follow our adventures and share any tips and advice you can add to make the journey smoother!
nectarine / 2152 posts
Welcome, I look forward to hearing about your parenting journey!
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
So excited to hear more!! Your baby is adorable!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
Yay! Welcome~!!!!!
clementine / 750 posts
Welcome. I look forward to hearing more. Your baby is a cutie.
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
Welcome! What an interesting story you must have to share. I’m so glad you are blogging here. Can’t wait to read.
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
Glad to hear a different perspective! Welcome.
honeydew / 7504 posts
Welcome! Can’t wait to hear more from you!
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
Welcome!!!
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
can’t wait to hear more!!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
Welcome!! Excited to read about your perspective!
GOLD / cherry / 182 posts
Thank you for such a warm welcome ladies! I’m looking forward to sharing my story with you.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
Welcome! I’m so excited for your story. My husband’s mom was/is(?) a single mom. Her and her best friend decided to move in together after they both for divorced. They raised their kids together in the same house from the time my husband was 7. Actually his mom and her best friend still live together to this day, even though all the kids are grown and on their own. My husband has two moms because of it.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
Fantastic! I can’t wait to hear more!
coconut / 8234 posts
Welcome! I’m so happy there’s a single mom blogger and look forward to reading your posts. Both my husband and I were raised by fantastic single moms.
grapefruit / 4923 posts
what a cutie! looking forward to hearing all about your family!
GOLD / cherry / 182 posts
@ Leialoue – your husband sounds so lucky to be raised by two moms! I can’t tell you how good it is to hear that someone else has done this and it all turns out okay in the end – maybe even better than okay. Thank you for sharing and providing inspiration!
GOLD / cherry / 182 posts
@Clementine – I love reading those words together “fantastic single moms.” It’s great to hear the perspective of it turning out great – sometimes from this vantage point it can be hard to always keep that in mind!
pomelo / 5178 posts
Welcome! I really excited to hear about your journey; it’s sounds like you have a really interesting and unique perspective. I can’t wait to read your posts!
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Welcome, can’t wait to read more!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
Aww what a sweet and exciting story!! Welcome
pineapple / 12053 posts
welcome! i can’t wait to hear more about you and your family!
squash / 13199 posts
Love the last picture! Welcome!
blogger / pear / 1964 posts
Welcome! I can’t wait to hear all about your life! I love interesting perspectives!
blogger / nectarine / 2687 posts
so excited to have you on board! welcome! can’t wait to hear more of your story!
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
SO excited to hear your story! Welcome!
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
Welcome!!! I’m so excited to hear your story. I have high admiration for single moms. (my mom was one)
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
Welcome! That last picture is just too precious!
apricot / 370 posts
looking forward to hearing more, I’m so amazed with single parents, and how much heart one has.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
Welcome!
honeydew / 7916 posts
Welcome!!
pomelo / 5331 posts
Welcome, I”m really looking forward to hearing your story!
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
Welcome! What a different perspective you offer to the readers of Hello Bee on parenthood!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
welcome to the hive!!! that first photo is soo pretty – i love the lighting!! it really looks like you were in some fairy tale land or something
bananas / 9628 posts
welcome! so glad you’re here & i am so excited that you are bringing an under represented voice to our community =)
pomelo / 5321 posts
Welcome!!
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
So excited to have you join. Mr. Blue’s mom raised him completely on her own until he was nine. She’s the best, and I absolutely credit her mommying during those early years with most of Mr. Blue’s best traits! I am just so stinking excited to read your posts! Welcome!
grapefruit / 4671 posts
Oh wow, how exciting it is to have you on board. I’m looking forward to reading your story.
GOLD / cherry / 182 posts
Y’all are the best – I already feel so comfortable sharing my story here, and, well, empowered. I’ve gotta admit I’m always a little nervous of telling people I’m a single mama, but I don’t feel any hesitation sharing my story here. Thank you for that.
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
welcome! I can’t wait to hear more of your story
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
Bravo! I am looking forwarding to reading more!
pea / 15 posts
I can’t wait to read more about your journey!