MMO: Mom Watch from Insanity House

Going It Alone: The double-edged sword
“As a single parent woman, I know exactly how our society views me and my children. Unless you have a partner standing next to you, you will be scrutinized, judged and condemned with distrust and shame.”

Imagine this scene by Juli Cobb
“The three women recognize the ritual they share as they turn their attention back to the powerful focus of motherhood onto airplane, pilot, copilot, plane mechanics, flight attendants, and the benevolent and just winds of the universe, now in charge of delivering precious and irreplaceable cargo…”

The Mom Watch
“I look at other moms. I look to see if they have the same look of exhaustion and contemplative concern on their faces that appear to have become etched into mine… I am looking for other women to join into the efforts to bring sanity, equality and justice back into our lives and the lives of our children.”

Insanity House (www.insanityhouse.com) is raising the collective voice of the Single Parent Community for Social, Economic, and Political change. Through a unified voice and an empowered community, we will effectively challenge current legislation and change political policy that directly affects our family system. Insanity House also offers opportunities for our community in the areas of information and education so that our families are better able to work within the challenges that come with being a single parent family.

Raise The Nation (www.raisethenation.org) provides economic support to single parent women who want to continue their education or repay student loans. We believe, through education, single parent women will be able to achieve independence for their families and will be successful in their goal of raising the nation— their children.

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