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October 21st, 2008
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My twelve-year-old son entered the kitchen the other morning with his shirt off, flexed an arm, pointed to his muscle and said, “Know where I got that? Wrestling.” He’s on the junior high wrestling team.
Not to be outdone, I set down my coffee cup, rolled back my shirt, flexed an arm, and pointed at my [...]
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October 15th, 2008
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Here’s a question inspired by a discussion topic on the Facebook Single Parents Connection group: When is an okay time to start dating after divorce?
Depends what you’re looking for.
When I first separated from my wife, I was like a chicken with its head cut off. For two months, I was so busy setting up my [...]
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October 14th, 2008
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You’ve heard of helicopter parents – those moms and dads who hover over their child’s every move.
The opposite? A parent with free-range kids.
Um, can you guess which one am I? Don’t think too hard!
My kids’ schedules are so friggin’ complicated, if I was a helicopter parent I would implode.
Check this:
Monday and Tuesday morning – daughter [...]
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October 7th, 2008
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Seems like only yesterday my daughter was a baby, crawling around the house. And just a figurative week before that, I was in college, hanging by the keg, sporting a toga. Ah, memories… (cue the needle skipping over an LP record)
In less than two years, my little girl goes to college!
Like a good dad should, [...]
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October 3rd, 2008
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Dad’s House Jr., a middle school student, is going to his first dance! Is he nervous? Nah. He learned the art of approaching women from watching his old man in action. Plus, he has plenty of Axe body spray.
More importantly, Dad’s House Jr. is hanging out at the dance with his buddy Lance Jr., Honey [...]
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October 1st, 2008
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I was a virgin for way too long. And when I gave it up, the experience was majorly awkward. Fast forward several decades and I’m wondering – what took me so long? Virginity is so overrated.
My parents raised me to think that virginity was a thing to carry into marriage. I didn’t make it that [...]
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September 26th, 2008
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Ever since my dream woman – or rather, the woman who dreamed of me, found my blog, and wants to meet – ever since we first connected, I’ve gotten to know her culinary tastes.
Italian. No seafood. Nothing spicy. Italian.
No problem. I learned how to cook Italian from hanging out in the kitchen of my ex-wife’s [...]