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Tit for Tat Coparenting

Posted on October 22nd, 2009 | 8 comments

There’s give and take in every relationship, whether you’re dating, married, or divorced.
When you have kids, a nice goal is to share the coparenting workload.
Tit for tat.
But what happens when the tit for tat reciprocation falls flat?
Head on over to the Hot Dads blog for a look at:
Tit for Tat Coparenting
(If that pre-programmed link doesn’t [...]

Is Divorce a Crime? David Brooks Might Think So

Posted on October 21st, 2009 | 21 comments

I recently had the pleasure of hearing New York Times Op-Ed columnist David Brooks speak in Silicon Valley as part of the Celebrity Forum Speaker Series. Let me just say – I was shocked at some of the things David Brooks said about divorce.
Or rather, things he didn’t say about divorce… I’ll explain in a [...]

Divorce Separation – Living Together Under One Roof

Posted on October 14th, 2009 | 25 comments

My wife and I were married for 9 years and had 2 children when we first talked about getting divorced. We’d already been through three different stints of couples counseling to address various issues. But some differences between us were irreconcilable, and we felt it was time to separate.
Ten months later, I moved out.
We lived [...]

My First Girlfriend Post-Divorce

Posted on October 6th, 2009 | 5 comments

I thought my first serious post-divorce girlfriend was “the one”
I was wrong.
Head on over to the Hot Dads blog for a heartfelt post about dating after divorce:
My First Post-Divorce Girlfriend
Then come back and remind me to focus again on humor and sex… (or not.)

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When Sexy Texting Leads to Divorce

Posted on September 10th, 2009 | 16 comments

I earlier told the story of a Dad’s House reader who found a pre-paid GoPhone in his wife’s lingerie drawer. Turns out his hot wife was having a discreet affair. The secret phone had sexy text messages between his wife and her lesbian lover.
Dad’s House readers chimed in with advice – confiscate the phone, freeze [...]

Dear Jon Gosselin, I Can Relate

Posted on September 9th, 2009 | 25 comments

Jon Gosselin recently talked to ABC News about things that led to his divorce. For one, Jon said he got tired of Kate Gosselin talking down to him and berating him. Jon said he finally took a stand for himself and stood up to her, knowing it might lead to divorce.
To which I say to [...]

Jon and Kate Gosselin – Is it Fair to Blog About Them?

Posted on August 26th, 2009 | 22 comments

After I was interviewed and quoted by CNN for a single dad’s opinion about Jon and Kate Gosselin, I asked and answered this question on my blog: where do Jon and Kate live? In denial.
My feeling was that Jon and Kate hadn’t even started processing the painful junk from their divorce, and it served no [...]