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March 12th, 2010
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My teen daughter heads off to college this fall, and I’ll have a half-empty nest, with just my son and me.
Teen boys don’t need much more than a stocked refrigerator and a working TV. (Oh, and a place to study, of course.)
Plus, my son only lives with me half time, spending the rest of his [...]
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March 3rd, 2010
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I’m stressed.
I’m frazzled.
I’m losing my mind.
But don’t worry, I’m just a single parent!
Usually I keep my cool as a single dad raising teens. But this week already has me batty.
Head on over to the Hot Dads Blog and razz the:
Frazzled Single Dad
(If that pre-programmed link doesn’t work, head straight to Hot Dads blog.)
Then come back [...]
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February 26th, 2010
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Dad’s House has a Facebook fan page. Become a fan!
In 2008, Microsoft researchers looked at a huge instant messenger database (180 billion messages), and proved we are all within six degrees of instant messaging separation from each other.
This is great news for the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, where you try make movie associations [...]
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February 2nd, 2010
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I’ve been a single parent for ten years now, and I take great pride in taking an active role in both my kids’ lives. Besides taking care of them at home, cooking, cleaning, talking to them about sex – I’ve also volunteered in their classrooms, coached a few sports teams, and helped with other activities.
So [...]
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December 18th, 2009
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Oh, my. This has been a rough week in my single parent home.
My eighteen-year-old daughter has been writing college application essays like crazy. She also has finals this week. She also had multiple varsity soccer games to play. My thirteen-year-old son had quizzes and tests. And a band concert.
They’re only with me halftime, but it [...]
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December 11th, 2009
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25 comments
When Parents Flip Out – you know that moment when your kids drive you to the absolute brink, and you go ballistic shouting at them to correct whatever is wrong? Clean up your mess! Put your shoes away! Get your homework done! Quit fighting! etc.
Not every parent flips out like that. I happen to be [...]
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December 7th, 2009
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16 comments
I recently watched my son compete in a post-season wrestling tournament that involved athletes from multiple cities. There were plenty of parents, including some hot moms who turned my head. I’d love to meet a woman at one of my kids’ events!
Judging by the wedding bands, though, most of these moms were married. I’m not [...]