You know how your kids will ask for something they don’t really need, then nag and whine until you’re on the very brink of buying it for them just so you don’t kill them? There’s a story I like to tell my kids to quell instances like that before they get out of hand.
When I [...]
When Ilina from Dirt & Noise wrote about making homemade fondue, I immediately wanted to pour myself a glass of white wine. Call it Pavlov’s bell.
It wasn’t always like that.
Years ago, when I was still married, I took a business trip to Switzerland with a colleague. Boondoggles being boondoggles, my wife came along too. The [...]
To celebrate New Years Day 2009, I wanted to thank my readers for making Dad’s House such a fun blog to write. Each day, I get all kinds of comments – witty, wise, sassy, classy, funny sick twisted humor, with the occasional rant. It’s never a dull place.
I’ve gotten thousands of comments since I started [...]
There have been some funny stories in Dad’s House this year, especially from the kids. From food to finances, texting to toilets, there’s been no shortage of humorous anecdotes.
Which bit of humor was most priceless? Here’s a rundown of the funniest stories involving the children and single parents (okay, involving me) in Dad’s House from [...]
My kids and I were sitting at the dinner table eating pizza after a night of ice skating with friends when my daughter’s cell phone rang. She has one of those free ringtones that can’t be missed (go on, hit play. You know you want to hear it):
For the record, I have a no [...]
One of the joys of parenting a toddler is watching them learn and grow by leaps and bounds. Clever parents encourage genius with appropriate gifts:
• sketchpads and watercolors for their budding Leonardo
• stuffed animals to nurture Dian Fossey instincts
• a microscope for Einstein Junior
All well and good, but when does the kid get to have fun?
It’s up to [...]
My flirt-a-day challenge is going gang-busters, which is great – if my only goal is to flirt. Which it’s not. I’m hoping to turn some innocent flirting into a hot date. For that, I need to meet single women at my same life stage. Or at least single women close enough to my age that [...]
David Mott is a divorced single father of a teen daughter and son offering stories, tips and opinions on single parenting, coparenting children, two-home families, cooking, cocktails, self awareness - and relationships formed in an age of online dating, text messaging, and booty calls.
David Mott has appeared on ABC News Now video, CNN.com, CBS radio Los Angeles, Toronto Globe & Mail, McClatchy News syndication
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