My teen son decided to trick-or-treat this Halloween with a new group of friends. He’s in eighth grade and they’re in seventh, and I didn’t know any of these kids. When I dropped my son off, I made sure to go up to the house and meet the parents.
What do you know, there was a [...]
I recently had the pleasure of hearing New York Times Op-Ed columnist David Brooks speak in Silicon Valley as part of the Celebrity Forum Speaker Series. Let me just say – I was shocked at some of the things David Brooks said about divorce.
Or rather, things he didn’t say about divorce… I’ll explain in a [...]
My son came down with a fever this past weekend. Stuffy nose, tired, achy. He had a mixture of cold and flu symptoms. No fun for him, at all.
When Monday hit, he was still sick. No problem, I work from home. He could recuperate all day under my care.
Except for one thing – I was [...]
It’s the police!
That, a text message sent by my teen daughter, not twenty minutes after she left for astronomy class. WTF!?
Had she gotten into an accident? Was she pulled over for a driving offense? Did she get another parking ticket?
What’s going on? I texted back.
Silence.
I shifted into worried-dad overdrive. I figured I could drive to [...]
This past weekend at a youth soccer game, one of the soccer dads was chatting with me about a mutual friend, George. “You should hear George go off at a party,” the soccer dad said. “He’s always telling funny stories!”
Rather than relish the thought of George being hilarious, I was struck by the fact I’m [...]
For privacy reasons, I tend not to blog about relationships I’m actively involved in. As such, Dad’s House readers get a skewed view of my single parent dating life. I blog about hookups gone awry, lovers texting goodbye, funny sexy stories, and date-stacking flakes who bail before the first date.
My single parent love life isn’t [...]
If youth is wasted on the young, perhaps old age is being wasted on me. I was recently in a coffee house when two younger women checked me out. Yes, the older men younger women fantasy flashed through my mind.
Now, now – I know the difference between people looking at me and looking past me [...]
David Mott is a divorced single father of a teen daughter and son offering stories, tips and opinions on single parenting, two-home families, cooking, cocktails, self awareness - and relationships formed in an age of online dating, text messaging, and booty calls.
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Nicki: This is my first big weekend on my own. I went from being married for fifteen years to being in a long term...
Ginger Magnolia: My divorce was in November also, two years ago. I hope that doesn’t make me an Old Maid!...
Keith Wilcox: Hey, That’s a 10 Euro bill. Sorry, I wish I had something more relevant to add. I’ll go...
krn: Dad’s~ Just keep living life on your terms and eventually you will meet someone amazing that feels the...
Just Me...: David – You don’t understand. There are legions of women who, without a spouse, have little...
Heather: you’re not old by any means! So since your kids are teens now, does that mean, if you meet the right...
dadshouse: Kristy – who said I had no luck? I’ve been in some great long term relationships and some fun...
Kristy: 10 years and no luck…geesh…youR 17;re doing something wrong. lol This made me laugh…a...
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