Imagine you’re divorced with 50-50 custody during the week. For custody on holidays and long weekends, the kids go with one parent or the other. So if your ex got the kids for Memorial Day weekend this year, you get the kids for Labor Day weekend. It might not be a perfect approach, but it [...]
Ever have a senior moment?
You know the type – you wonder where your glasses are, only to discover they’re sitting on top of your head?
Well, I’ve got a senior moment beef to pick with my kids. And what better place to do that than over at the Silicon Valley Moms blog.
Use your walker and inch [...]
You meet somebody new. You enjoy a coffee date or martini together. You’d like to see them again, but you don’t quite feel the spark, the chemistry, the je ne sais quois – it’s not quite there to ratchet things up another notch and date.
Whatever happened to just hanging out?
I recently met a woman who [...]
Between two back-to-school nights this week, plus taking care of my kids and working, I need a fiesta! And so, I am declaring Friday to be Cinco de Mayo in August. I’m shaking my best margarita recipe, doing tequila shots, sipping Coronas, and taking a holiday. If I was in Mexico, you can bet I’d [...]
I’ve met a bunch of bloggers in real life, and for some reason these meet-ups almost always involved drinking. Go figure! (Aren’t those some big-ass cocktails in the photo?)
After meeting single mom Mindy and her daughter in San Francisco last weekend (I drank a Bloody Mary, Mindy drank white wine, and we very nearly made [...]
Pardon my exhaustion, but my kids are back in school, and I was the custodial parent who helped them shop for school supplies. For some genius reason, our local school district decided mid-August was a great time to open the fall term. That’s seven to ten days earlier than usual, and the stores were barely [...]
When the Silicon Valley Moms Blog decided to have a topic day on healthcare, I assumed things would get all political.
I don’t do politics on this blog, but I do know all about the high cost of healthcare. So I figured it was a perfect chance for me to explain my personal healthcare plan.
It boils [...]
David Mott is a divorced single father of a teen daughter and son offering stories, tips and opinions on single parenting, two-home families, cooking, cocktails, self awareness - and relationships formed in an age of online dating, text messaging, and booty calls.
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ricardo horsham: Dave. Please can you remove my photo(ricardo horsham via Flickr) of lance armstrong on your...
Elizabeth: David, I’m so glad I found you! (grin) I’m becoming (as hard as it is for a middle-aged free...
Kelloggsville: hey! – 40 somethings are the new 30 somethings – I am so fit now and in my sexual prime...
Nicki: This is my first big weekend on my own. I went from being married for fifteen years to being in a long term...
Ginger Magnolia: My divorce was in November also, two years ago. I hope that doesn’t make me an Old Maid!...
Keith Wilcox: Hey, That’s a 10 Euro bill. Sorry, I wish I had something more relevant to add. I’ll go...
krn: Dad’s~ Just keep living life on your terms and eventually you will meet someone amazing that feels the...
Just Me...: David – You don’t understand. There are legions of women who, without a spouse, have little...
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