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Single Dad Fireworks on Mother’s Day

Posted on May 11th, 2009 | 23 comments

As a divorced dad with half-time custody, I was on my own for Mother’s Day weekend. That’s as it should be, since my kids were celebrating the holiday with their mom. (I made sure they had gifts for her, and I called to wish her well on the day.)
The rest of my weekend? You’d think [...]

What Goes Down Must Come Up

Posted on July 22nd, 2008 | 2 comments

Barf.
Vomit.
Toss cookies.
Throw up.
When too much good stuff (not to be confused with good food) goes into a twelve-year-old boy’s tummy, the result is easily guessed. Come join me as I wheel my Dad’s House mobile home over to the Silicon Valley Moms Blog today, and you can find out what really happened on our vacation.
By [...]

A Great Vacation

Posted on July 21st, 2008 | 9 comments

I’m back from vacation! First off, I’d like to thank my guest bloggers for holding down the Dad’s House fort while I was gone.

Single Mom Seeking’s Rachel Sarah shared a heartfelt post on her daughter’s feelings about her dating
Lance from Honey and Lance provided dating tips for 40-something men like me
Lulu Notewordy’s Laila pondered love [...]

Will Smith, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt – Bringing the Heat

Posted on April 28th, 2008 | 10 comments

Will Smith, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt – they have looks, fame, fortune, and everything else People Magazine wants us to dream for a major film star. And each of them is a dad. But which of them is the Hottest Daddy Blogger?

Oops – last I checked, none of them has a blog! And [...]

Who Is David Mott, Writer, Blogger, Divorced Single Dad?

Posted on April 15th, 2008 | 5 comments

While I announce my new about The Author page as an offical information source for David Mott, writer, blogger, divorced single dad, I thought I’d take a moment to reveal another side of me.
Yes, that’s me, enjoying a day of auto racing at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey.
Okay, so I don’t hit the racetrack all [...]

On Any Given Sunday I’d Be Cycling – So Why Am I Sick?

Posted on April 13th, 2008 | 4 comments

The Bay Area is getting a taste of summer this weekend, and yesterday’s sunny hot day was ready-made for a buddy and I to go wine tasting in the Santa Cruz Mountains. (He’s one of the good guys, not a sleazy married wingman type.) I was feeling great from a 25-mile bike ride that morning, [...]

Feminine Language in Politics

Posted on February 25th, 2008 | no comments

I don’t want to charge this blog up with politics, but a commentary piece I read over the weekend resonated with the single dad part of me. Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Ellen Goodman wrote about the language used by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, noting that “Obama co-opts female communication style”.
While Hillary talks tough and showcases [...]