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Wedding Band Envy

Posted on April 1st, 2009 | 10 comments

I admit it – I’ve come down with a case of wedding band envy. And it’s not because I want to melt down some gold ring to pay this month’s mortgage. I’m simply thinking there’s aspects to coupledom that seem pretty darn good.
Dad’s House is holding court at the Silicon Valley Moms Blog today, with [...]

When a Divorced Parent Wants to Move Away

Posted on March 3rd, 2009 | 55 comments

I have a love affair with California’s central coast. Beautiful beaches, great weather, nice people, family nearby. Someday, I’d like to live there. Only problem – I’m a divorced single dad with half-time custody, and my kids have deep roots in the Bay Area. I’m stuck here.
If I were to move away, California courts would [...]

Discreet Affair

Posted on January 14th, 2009 | 41 comments

When you’re having marital problems and you find a pre-paid cell phone hidden in your wife’s belongings, and the phone is full of sexy I love you text messages, Dad’s House readers tend to agree – there’s a discreet affair going on, the marriage is over, pack your bags, freeze your financial assets, and run [...]

Sexy Text Messages That Can’t Be Ignored

Posted on January 12th, 2009 | 46 comments

Before we get to the sexy text messages (if you want them right away, scroll down) – imagine you’re married with children, and things haven’t been going so great with your spouse. Sexy is a memory. You figure it’s the sort of rough patch any couple goes through in an LTR. Who knows? Maybe some [...]

Hey Ann Coulter – It’s Evolution, Baby!

Posted on January 9th, 2009 | 39 comments

Ann Coulter is wrong! Single parents are helping kids evolve into happy, independent people who don’t let another person define them.

Premarital Sex and the Single Parent

Posted on December 16th, 2008 | 16 comments

A pundit from the Lasting Marriage University suggests that premarital sex is a major no-no. I won’t argue with any moral stance the author takes; after all, we all subscribe to different religions and philosophies. But the blog post gets into Shakespeare quotes, libraries versus bookstores, and suggests it’s human nature that we all should [...]

Single Mom, Empty Nest

Posted on November 21st, 2008 | 19 comments

A single mom friend of mine sent her son off to college this year, and she is now living alone for the first time in her life. The empty nest has her going a little bonkers.
I can sort of relate. As a single dad with half-time custody, I spend half my time without the kids.
She [...]