Actress Connie Britton Wants to Uplift Single Mothers

My Village Looks After Single Moms On Mother's Day, And It Means So Much To Me

Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images, Shutterstock, StocksyIn the past, my Mother’s Days were never too eventful. My kids would bring a piece of art or a poem home from school (which honestly, I’ve always loved) and then our family would go out to brunch or dinner. While I definitely felt the love from my kids, I never got much special treatment from my husband. Definitely no flowers or gifts. Definitely no breaks from parenting or even ackno…

Actress Connie Britton Wants to Uplift Single Mothers

She can relate as the mom of a teenage son she’s raising on her own.Fact checked by Sarah ScottParents/Getty Images/Arturo HolmesConnie Britton became a mom 14 years ago when she adopted her son, Yoby, from Ethiopia at 9 months old. And even though she now has a teenager at home, she vividly remembers those early days as a single mom and how overwhelmed she felt. “There’s no way you can do this on your own,” she tells me. “We need help.” For Con…

Single moms can be successful

There is this unwritten but popularly acclaimed social contract that when a man and a woman enter into marriage, it’s often with the hope of raising their family together forever. We, the couples envision a life filled with love, laughter, and adventure with our partner. However, reality can be far from this ideal. Sometimes, marriages become toxic,very abusive, or simply unsustainable and therefore the essence of the union is polluted. In such …