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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
Joel: This is only slightly off topic, maybe deserves it’s own topic. I am a single dad aged 39. My girlfriend...
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Jack: We’re including this post in the next Festival of the Fathers. .-= Jack´s last blog ..The Daddy...
squiggles: I’m not a blogger but am considering this very issue because I have (after a long road) met the...
notasoccermom: Loved this post.. haha you really brought him to your meaning… and you may not have the best... notasoccermom: What a fun story. I love those kinds of moments. Small world indeed.. and what a compliment to... notasoccermom: You sound very confident in your choices always. I am so stuck in my ways, I had a hard time when my...
Pippi: David, thanks for the nice compliment. I hope your weekend is fantastic! -Pip .-= Pippi´s last blog...
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