Dad's House

Single Parent Dating
& Parenting Teens


Auto Insurance is Double for Teens of Divorced Single Parents

Posted on July 9th, 2008 | 21 comments

My sixteen-year-old daughter recently got her driver license, and I added her to my auto insurance policy. Despite her being a girl, getting good grades, driving only occasionally – her rate is through the roof, as it would be for any first-time driver.
At least I can split the cost with her mom. Right?
Wrong!
Insurance companies in [...]

MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo IM – How Do Parents Eavesdrop Anymore?

Posted on May 30th, 2008 | 4 comments

My kids and I are definitely plugged in – between our landline, cell phones, and laptops with internet browsing, emailing, and instant messaging, we can talk to who we want, whenever we want, without each other knowing.
And that makes life interesting for a parent of teens.
Today, I muse about MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo IM and personal [...]