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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: single parenting

single parenting stories: 14 news summaries

(Newser) - While Jon and Kate discussed their painful decision to divorce on the latest episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8, their kids were frolicking in their four new, custom-made playhouses that cost a whopping $28,000, reports ABC News. The super-pricey haunted house, pirate ship, veterinary clinic, and garden shop... More »

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television • reality TV • parenting • twins • single parenting • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • sextuplets

(Newser) - Gossip Girl "mom" Kelly Rutherford was rushed late yesterday to a Los Angeles hospital where she gave birth to bouncing baby girl, reports Radar. The newborn will join big brother Hermes, 2. The new arrival comes just as Kelly is divorcing the kids' pop, business tycoon Daniel Giersch, for... More »

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parenting • single parenting • newborn • Gossip Girl • celebrity parents • Kelly Rutherford • David Giersch

 Octomom: 'I 
 Screwed Up 
 My Life, Kids' 

But 'I'll just have to retend I didn't,' says Suleman

Jun 5, 09 4:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Octomom Nadya Suleman admitted yesterday she "screwed up" when she plotted to wrangle sperm from a boyfriend to father her 14 children. "I screwed up my life, I screwed up my kids' lives," Suleman says on RadarOnline. "What the heck am I going to do? I... More »

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parenting • sperm • single parenting • sperm donors • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman is more interested in media attention than in her babies, charged a spokeswoman for the free nursing staff axed this week by the multiple mom. "There's only a few hours beyond the time when the cameras were rolling that she actually came into the nursery... More »

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parenting • single parenting • Gloria Allred • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman • Howard Stern Grid

 Shocked Octuplet Dad 
 Was Furious: Nadya 

Suleman reveals tantalizing hints about father of her 14 kids

Mar 22, 09 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The secret father of Nadya Suleman's octuplets was stunned and furious when he found out about her multiple pregnancy, she tells Radar. "He was speechless. He couldn't even utter a word to me," she said. "He was so angry at the doctor. He said, 'Doesn't that doctor... More »

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California • parenting • Dr. Phil Astin • single parenting • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman

 House Mess Blocks 
 Octuplet Homecoming 

Disappointed inspectors come up with list of necessary work

Mar 12, 09 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman has been given a list of work that must be done on her new four-bedroom home before her babies can leave the hospital, said disappointed inspectors from Kaiser Permanente, reports Radar. The news was a major setback for the hoped-for homecoming this week for two of... More »

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parenting • single parenting • baby boom • fertility treatment • multiple births • premature baby • Kaiser Permanente • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 Adoption May 
 Be Option for 
 Octuplets: 
 Grandma 

Grandmother wants her life back

Feb 27, 09 3:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Adoption may be an option for Nadya Suleman's octuplets if she can't care for them properly, her mom revealed in an interview with The Insider. "If I could see that she would not be able to take of them financially, I would opt for this," said Angela Suleman,... More »

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parenting • single parenting • multiple births • Kaiser Permanente • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman

 Octuplets' 
 Mom Offers 
 First Look 
 at Kids 

Suleman: 'This is my choice'

Feb 9, 09 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman gave the Today show the first look at her babies—while maintaining that she can handle raising 14 children, MSNBC reports. “This is my choice, to be a single parent,” said Suleman. “I will do the best I possibly can. And in my... More »

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baby • single parenting • multiple births • Today show • medical ethics • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

OPINION

Congress Is Ready to Accept a Single Mom

Rep. Sanchez's pregnancy shouldn't make waves in DC

Nov 20, 08 3:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Rep. Linda Sanchez worries Washington may frown on her pregnancy because she isn’t married, but Patt Morrison, in the Los Angeles Times, thinks things have changed. “Twenty years ago, it simply wouldn't have been possible—pregnant, single and a member of Congress? Oh, the scandal! But the culture... More »

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Congress • pregnancy • Linda Sanchez • single parenting • working mothers • culture wars • Bristol Palin

 Single Men Seek Fatherhood,
 Partner Optional

Unattached males are choosing solo parenthood over childless lives

Sep 7, 08 5:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ranks of do-it-alone dads are increasing, and many of these men are becoming single fathers by choice, reports the New York Times. There are no specific statistics, but evidence suggests that both gay and straight single men are increasingly seeking fatherhood. “I absolutely would want a partner, but... More »

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adoption • fatherhood • parenting • gender roles • single parenting • surrogates • single father

opinion

 A Call for Dads to Step Up  

Fatherless upbringing can help doom kids

Jun 14, 08 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Father’s Day approaches, it’s important to recognize that alarming numbers of America’s youth don’t know their fathers, leaving them feeling like “throwaway people,” writes Juan Williams in the Wall Street Journal. The lack of a dad “to push them, discipline them,”... More »

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parenting • child care • family • father • single parenting • Father's Day

 Moynahan Talks
 Getting Dumped, Pregnant 

Brady's ex was 'heartbroken,' but now focuses on 'much younger man'

Jun 5, 08 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actress Bridget Moynahan opens up to Harper's Bazaar about the emotional rollercoaster that was being dumped by Tom Brady for supermodel Gisele Bundchen only to learn she was pregnant. "Going through that traumatic time of being heartbroken and then being pregnant turned my whole life upside down…just knocked... More »

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pregnancy • motherhood • breakup • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • Bridget Moynahan • single parenting • emotion • celebrity pregnancy • celebrity tell-alls • celebrity parents

Teen Pregnancy Down in US, Feds Say

And more women
are keeping babies
out of wedlock

Apr 14, 08 6:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Teen pregnancy is down and more unmarried 20-somethings are getting pregnant in America, Reuters reports. A 2004 federal study also shows that more unmarried women are keeping their babies, except among blacks. Why the drop in teen pregnancies? "There is some evidence that contraceptive use was increasing among teenagers... More »

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abortion • contraception • condom • conception • single parenting • teen pregnancy • single women

NEW RELEASE

Definitely a Winner

Movie about divorced dad rises above usual cliches

Feb 15, 08 1:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Definitely, Maybe, the story of a soon-to-be-divorced dad whose 11-year-old daughter wants to hear how he met her mother, is definitely a cut above most romantic comedies, critics say. "It's a lot fresher and a bit more sophisticated than the ordinary run of maudlin chick flicks," writes Ken... More »

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divorce • comedy • movie review • single parenting • romance • Ryan Reynolds • Abigail Breslin • romantic comedy • Rachel Weisz • Isla Fisher • Elizabeth Banks • movies

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