A single mom named Stephanie recently left a comment on my post about divorced parents with one parent moving away.
Seems one day her 39-year-old husband admitted he was in an older man younger woman relationship, and left his wife and 18-month-old son to live in another country with his 21-year-old mistress. Sad and tragic, to [...]
Used to be the holidays were the worst time of year for a single dad like me to date. Women seemed to cut off their search for the perfect man just before Thanksgiving, only to resume it after the New Year – just in time for Valentine’s Day romance and chocolates.
I surmised they did this [...]
How did my ex-wife and I get to a place of amicable co-parenting? A newly divorced mom recently asked that question in a comment on a Dad’s House post, Co-parenting – How to Deal With an Ex.
The short answer:
My ex-wife and I simply decided to put the kids first, and our differences second. [...]
A friend recently asked why my single parent blog covers such wide-ranging topics. Of course, there are single parenting tips and advice about divorce separation, co-parenting with an ex, raising children in a two-home family, child custody agreements. There are sexy and funny stories about dating after divorce. Like any blog, Dad’s House is an [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
Matt Savage: Oh man, she used you! Regardless of whether it was virtual or not the sexual value exchange was not...
Kelloggsville: hmmm – I guess hoping for any good self feeling or anything other than a hopeful short term...
dadshouse: Keith – actually, it’s not a woman wanting attention. A man emailed the story to me. His wife... dadshouse: T – I’ve met quite a few takers in Silicon Valley. Not all women are like that, but the ones...
keith: So I read most of the notes and read the story. Are you all serious here? Is there really a need to give this...
BigLittleWolf: Isn’t it nice to know that you were being “neighborly” – in your own way....
T: Dude! That wasn’t a very nice ending! She sounds like some of the other girls you’ve blogged...
Don: Sexting is only fun as foreplay. When you both can get hot and horny and then do something about it later. She...
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