Dad's House

Single Parent Dating
& Parenting Teens


Raising Girls is Easy

Posted on May 29th, 2009 | 20 comments

Who is easier to raise? Boys or girls?
I grew up in a house full of boys, and let me tell you – we were a handful.
Fastfoward to me being a father to a teen daughter and son, and wouldn’t you know -
It’s been far easier raising a girl.
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A Dad Watches His Daughter

Posted on May 25th, 2009 | 21 comments

My teen daughter runs sprints and relays for her high school track team. She and the other girls are fast, and in fact won their league title. This past weekend they competed in a regional post-season tournament an hour’s drive away.
My ex had custody of the kids, and my son didn’t want to attend. No [...]

I Love Raising Teens

Posted on May 7th, 2009 | 9 comments

I know, I know – a dad professing love for having a couple of teens in the house makes for a crazy blog post title. You might even think it’s April Fools day. (It’s not!)
I’m a single dad with half-time custody of two teenage children – a seventeen-year-old girl, and a thirteen-year-old boy. And despite [...]

Father and Son, Sharing a Passion One-on-One

Posted on April 17th, 2009 | 20 comments

Forty miles into our 50-mile bike ride, my teen son and I started talking about burritos. He wanted spicy beef. I wanted chicken in green sauce.  More than being hungry and tired from a long bike ride that wasn’t yet through, we were bonding over something that belonged to “just us”.
You see, there’s a taqueria [...]

Father Son Manfest – Peloton of Two

Posted on April 15th, 2009 | 20 comments

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 [...]

When You Can’t Coach

Posted on April 9th, 2009 | 5 comments

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 [...]

Fathers and Daughters – What a Dad Needs to Know

Posted on February 26th, 2009 | 21 comments

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, [...]

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