In each of these convos, I truly felt their pain through their keyboards. My heart ached for them as they retold accounts of physical and emotional abuse; of the lies and the infidelity; of their struggles in doing twice the work with only half the resources; and, among lots of other things, their great loneliness and their fears of becoming a less desirable catch because of the baggage that they carry (emotional and, with kids in tow, physical).
If you’re expecting from this article a list or some tips on how to cope as a single mother, I’m sorry, but nope, because I will not serve you well if I try. However, if you’re a single mother from Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, I’m going to do one better.

WOW offers a safe and compassionate environment for single moms to have fun, unwind, relate, and most importantly, grow to become the Woman of Worth that God has made you to be. They meet every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month…and that means they’ll meet tomorrow.
My apologies for posting this blog just today, less than 24 hours from the time they’ll meet for this month. I got the idea to make this post from last night’s conversation with the third friend from the above-mentioned single mother trio, a long conversation where I eventually suggested she join WOW (the other two are not based in CDO, so the thought never crossed my mind).