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What to do when you are dating someone who doesn’t really parent…

On: August 3, 2019

Tagged: 40 something single mom and dating, 40 something single mom and hating the dating, avoidance, Boundaries, communication, dating, Dating as a single mom, Dating in 2010s, Dating in your 40s, Dating Sucks, family, Family fun, Fun, getting out of the house, hating dating, Hating the dating, Having a Family, having some fun, honesty, Lasting Relationships, learning the ropes of dating in your 40s, Leo, mom, mom mode, Neglected, Neglectful parenting, neglectful relationship, Neglectful Relationships, relationship, relationships, Respect, single mom, single mom dating, single mom trying to date, summer fun, summer of Leo, the mom mode

Last night we decided to take all of the kids to a drive-in movie at Vintage Drive-in. They were showing Lion King and Aladdin. The night was off to a bit of a rocky start as Leo’s son was not happy about eating the pulled chicken I made for everyoneContinue Reading

4th day in NYC and making our way back Upstate

On: July 29, 2019

In: Personal

Tagged: Big Apple, Bucket list, Bucket List trip to NYC, Dreaming of being a tourist, great laughs, learning the ropes of dating in your 40s, Leo, love, Love New York City, Love NYC, New York City, NYC trip, NYC trip of my dreams, NYC with Leo, NYC with my love, relationship, relationship goals, relationships, single mom, single mom dating, single mom trying to date, summer fun, summer of Leo, Tourist Attractions

3rd day in the big apple NYC

On: July 28, 2019

In: Personal

Today started out late again because we both slept in but we didn’t sleep in as late as yesterday! We were up and out by 10 am and walking around the Rockefeller Center area near our hotel. We took a few pictures and made a plan for what we wantedContinue Reading

2nd day in NYC

On: July 27, 2019

In: Personal

Today we woke up late and found a beautiful day in front of us! Our hotel have an awesome feature: Walk out the door right into Rockefeller Center! We didn’t know at the time how wonderful that would start out our mornings. Around 10 am we walked out of ourContinue Reading

First day in NYC

On: July 26, 2019

In: Personal

Tagged: Big Apple, Bucket list, Bucket List trip to NYC, Dreaming of being a tourist, great laughs, kingshawaiianrocks, learning the ropes of dating in your 40s, Leo, love, Love New York City, Love NYC, New York City, NYC trip, NYC trip of my dreams, NYC with Leo, NYC with my love, relationship, relationship goals, relationships, single mom, single mom dating, single mom trying to date, summer fun, summer of Leo, Tourist Attractions

We arrived this morning around 4:30 am and decided to take a little time driving around the city and get our bearings. The city at 5 am is a very different place from any other town/city you will ever visit! Our first planned fun for our day was to goContinue Reading

Bucket List Trip to NYC

On: July 25, 2019

In: Bucket List, Personal

Tagged: Big Apple, Bucket list, Bucket List trip to NYC, concert, Concert in the Park series by GMA, Concerts, Dreaming of being a tourist, GMA Concert in the Park, Good Morning America, great laughs, kingshawaiianrocks, Lady Antabellum, learning the ropes of dating in your 40s, Leo, love, Love New York City, Love NYC, New York City, NYC trip, NYC trip of my dreams, NYC with Leo, NYC with my love, relationship, relationship goals, relationships, single mom, single mom dating, single mom trying to date, summer fun, summer of Leo, Tourist Attractions

Well, it has always been my dream to live in NYC but in all of my trips there I have never done any of the touristy things… I am now leaving for a NYC trip of my dreams. Leo and I are planning several things that are on my bucketContinue Reading

Concert night!

On: July 5, 2019

In: Personal

Tagged: 40 something single mom and dating, 40 something single mom and hating the dating, a little bit of everything about my life, all the funny crazy things that happen when you are a single mom trying to date in your 40s, Bucket list, CMAC, communication, concert, dating, dating a guy who just isnt into you, Dating as a single mom, Dating in 2010s, Dating in your 40s, Dating Sucks, Fun, getting out of the house, hating dating, Hating the dating, having some fun, hear you me, Heart, Jimmy eat world, Jimmy Eat World - Hear You Me, Jimmy Eat World - Hear You Me for my Ma, learning the ropes of dating in your 40s, Learning to love, Leo, Longing for something, ra ra riot, single mom, single mom dating, single mom trying to date, summer flings, summer fun, summer gods tour, summer gods tour 2019, summer of Leo, third eye blind

Third Eye Blind, Jimmy Eat World, and Ra Ra Riot were the artists playing! I was mostly excited to see Jimmy Eat World because the song I dedicate to my Ma is by them. Jimmy Eat World – Hear You Me Well Leo was late arriving at my house butContinue Reading

3rd of July ring of fire excitement…

On: July 4, 2019

In: Personal

Tagged: 3 steps forward and 2 steps back, 40 something single mom and dating, 40 something single mom and hating the dating, 4th of July, all the funny crazy things that happen when you are a single mom trying to date in your 40s, Begin Again, can heartbreak cause actual heartbreak, Chemistry, Chrissy, communication, dating a guy who just isnt into you, Dating as a single mom, Dating in 2010s, Dating in your 40s, Dating Sucks, family, Family Fireworks, Family fun, Family night out, Finding love, Finding my filling, Fireworks, Fourth of July, Fun, getting married, getting out of the house, goals, great laughs, great sex, hard to love, hating dating, Hating the dating, Having a Family, having some fun, Heartbreak, hes just not that into you, honesty, how to destroy love for a person that hurts you, investing in love, kiss, kisses, lack of communication, Lasting Relationships, learning the ropes of dating in your 40s, Learning to love, Leo, life goals, Longing for something, love, Love Games, love is difficult when you are planning for the leave, marriage, marriage and family, mixed signals, need kisses, needing to be kissed, Neglected, neglectful relationship, Neglectful Relationships, Playing with my heart, Preparing to be hurt, Protecting my heart, redirection, relationship, relationship goals, Respect, ring of fire, sex, sex with a guy who doesnt want you, sex with no orgasm, single mode, single mom, single mom dating, single mom trying to date, summer flings, summer fun, summer of Leo, talking, The Leave, Trust

It has been a straining several days and I wasn’t looking forward to the awkward drive from my house to the lake 50 minutes away with Leo and the kids. Leo has been avoiding relationship discussions for weeks now and as we are at the 6 month period I feltContinue Reading