Now Accepting Roses: Finding Myself While Searching for the One . . . and Other Lessons I Learned from The Bachelor

When Amanda found out her mother had sent in an application to ABC's The Bachelor on her behalf, she wasn't upset . . . but she was hesitant.



As a divorced single mom on a long dating hiatus, she didn't think there was any way she could measure up against the competitors. In the back of her mind, her ex's hurtful message reared its ugly head: "You can't divorce me. You'll be twenty-five and divorced with two kids. No one will want you." But despite the self-doubt, Amanda made it onto Season ...