My son needs to do a 50-mile bike ride for a cycling badge he’s trying to earn. Spring break is the perfect opportunity. This week, while his sister visits colleges with my ex-wife, my son and I are having a manfest.
No, we aren’t sitting shirtless, eating microwave meals and watching Craig Ferguson on TV. (It’s [...]
I’m a man who loves sports. And dads who love sports tend to want their kids to love sports, too. What better way to share that passion than coaching youth sports like soccer?
Unless you suck at the sport you’re trying to coach.
(I’m into cycling and distance running, and AYSO and Little League aren’t exactly kid [...]
When my sixteen-year-old daughter told me she had a boyfriend, I was thrilled. Not only for her, since dating is a normal part of growing up, but for me, too. That I was in the loop meant our father daughter relationship was healthy and strong. Right?
Not so fast. I hadn’t yet met her boyfriend.
At first, [...]
What do hybrid cars have to do with your child’s school performance? Today Dad’s House appears on the Silicon Valley Moms Blog with the post:
Online Grades – The Prius Effect
This has nothing to do with hyper-miling!
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My teen daughter recently told me she has a boyfriend. Hooray for her! She’s sixteen, so this is a normal and healthy part of growing up for her, and an inevitable milestone for me as her dad.
She told me a bit about him – smart, athletic, etc. (And close to her age – unlike Miley [...]
I take pride in being a loving father to my teen daughter and son. As a single dad with half-time custody, I’ve made a point to stay involved in raising them.
Over the years, I’ve watched my daughter mature from preteen girl to car-driving teen, and she’s become quite the confident, intelligent, self-assured girl (young woman). [...]
I’m often asked how I manage to take care of my kids and run a household solo without imploding. I admit, working from home takes a strain off of things. I can do laundry and dishes while getting my work done. But the real secret to my single parent success has to do with what [...]
David Mott is a divorced single father of a teen daughter and son offering stories, tips and opinions on single parenting, coparenting children, two-home families, cooking, cocktails, self awareness - and relationships formed in an age of online dating, text messaging, and booty calls.
David Mott has appeared on ABC News Now, CBS radio, CNN.com, and McClatchy News syndication
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notasoccermom: I can only comment to say- have not seen it, hope to see it.. and I think anyone can become bitter...
Dual Mom: I love when people post things that make me go hmmmm… I know people who do not have unconditional...
Danielle: I can honestly say that I have never unconditionally loved a man. I think I find that very sad.
Honey: Jake lost his virginity when he was 15, and that seems like a pretty common number (I was 18, but it was less...
dadshouse: Nicki – if you attach conditions to the love – someone worthy, someone who will reciprocate...
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