She was back by 8:47.
Dating as a mother requires a thick skin and a healthy sense of humor. While the "mother’s bad date" might be a rite of passage, it’s also just one chapter in a much larger story of rediscovering yourself outside of your role as a parent.
: Protect your children from the revolving door of dating. They don't need to know about every "dud" you encounter.
Every mother who has dipped her toe back into the dating pool has likely encountered at least one of these "charity cases":