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A Holiday Custody Schedule That Sucks

Posted on November 24th, 2008 | 28 comments

My ex and I have a great child custody schedule for most of year. When school is in session, we each take two weekdays and alternate weekends. Summers we get the kids a month at a time. But come Thanksgiving through New Years, our holiday custody schedule truly sucks.
Basically, we alternate the Thanksgiving and Christmas [...]

Long Distance Dating for Single Parents

Posted on October 20th, 2008 | 34 comments

When it comes to dating, distance is huge for me. I simply can’t drive more than half an hour to date a woman. I’m tethered to home by my kids, even though they’re now 12 and 16.
Female friends (in real life, and in the blogosphere) give me a hard time about this, saying there should [...]

A Great Child Custody Schedule for Divorced Parents

Posted on August 12th, 2008 | 42 comments

In a heated divorce battle, child custody can be an emotionally charged subject. But once the dust settles, if the parents can put their own issues behind them and focus on the best interests of the children, the topic can become incredibly dry. In the end, it’s simply valuable information that several readers have asked [...]

You-Know-What-us Interruptus

Posted on June 17th, 2008 | 26 comments

Imagine you’re a single parent. You have your first free night in a week without the kids. You enjoy a nice evening date with someone you’re attracted to and have been around the block with more than once. You’re on the couch together, ignoring whatever’s on TV, engaged in some serious lip-lock, hands well beyond [...]