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Single Parent Dating
& Parenting Teens


Parenting is a Contact Sport

Posted on June 3rd, 2009 | 17 comments

When it comes to raising kids, I’m like a lot of parents in that I sort of go with my gut. I try to give my children sound guidance and wisdom, without being too controlling or annoying.
Of course, I make mistakes, and I could benefit from reading some parenting books. But usually those books have [...]

Loose Girl

Posted on October 29th, 2008 | 14 comments

As a single dad with a teenage daughter, I like to stay informed on modern dating trends, including hookups and casual sex. After all, I’m out there dating and relating, and my daughter is, too. So I was eager to check out a recent title, Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity, by Kerry Cohen.
Let me [...]

A New Earth – Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose

Posted on June 18th, 2008 | 17 comments

If you’re like everyone else and his brother (or you’re a 2008 Stanford grad), you know all about Oprah’s book club selection earlier this year of Eckhart Tolle’s best-seller, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose. But if you’re the bastard second cousin who just says no to Ms. Winfrey’s literary recommendations or TV [...]