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    7 Ways to Be a Good Friend to a Single Mom

    Everybody has a single mom friend. Married couples aren't quite sure how to interact with her and single people don't know what to do with her kids. Other single moms get her, but they're busy trying to deal with their own lives. Here are 7 ideas about how you can be a good friend to the single mother in your life. (Hint: embrace her situation and stop acting like she's an alien!) - By Carolyn Castiglia

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    1. Don't ask about her kid unless you really want to know
    2. Take her kid out for an afternoon
    3. When you go out, make it affordable for her
    4. Have a sleepover exchange
    5. Call her
    6. Make plans with her in advance
    7. Set her up on a date!

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    2. Take her kid out for an afternoon
    3. When you go out, make it affordable for her
    4. Have a sleepover exchange
    5. Call her
    6. Make plans with her in advance
    7. Set her up on a date!
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      Make plans with her in advance
      Unlike a single person with no kids or a married person, a single mom usually cannot drop everything to come to your really cool last minute event. Ask her to do something with you a week or two in advance so she can get a sitter and has time to think about getting the laundry done/shaving.
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      Make plans with her in advance
      Unlike a single person with no kids or a married person, a single mom usually cannot drop everything to come to your really cool last minute event. Ask her to do something with you a week or two in advance so she can get a sitter and has time to think about getting the laundry done/shaving.

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