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Is Divorce a Crime? David Brooks Might Think So

Posted on October 21st, 2009 | 21 comments

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 [...]

When a Single Parent and Child Both Get Sick

Posted on October 20th, 2009 | 18 comments

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 [...]

Single Parent Dating Takes Patience

Posted on October 8th, 2009 | 18 comments

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 [...]

Jon and Kate Gosselin – Is it Fair to Blog About Them?

Posted on August 26th, 2009 | 22 comments

After I was interviewed and quoted by CNN for a single dad’s opinion about Jon and Kate Gosselin, I asked and answered this question on my blog: where do Jon and Kate live? In denial.
My feeling was that Jon and Kate hadn’t even started processing the painful junk from their divorce, and it served no [...]

A Woman Walked Out on Me in a Bar

Posted on August 25th, 2009 | 55 comments

I was recently at a restaurant bar with a single mom friend, catching up over drinks. (I tried dating her a few summers back, and the chemistry wasn’t there for more than friendship.)
We were sharing stories about our current dating prospects when the bartender interrupted our conversation.
“I’m sorry, I don’t mean to eavesdrop,” he said [...]

A Single Mom and Her Super Cute Daughter

Posted on August 17th, 2009 | 28 comments

This past weekend, I hooked up for lunch with single mom blogger Mindy from Single Mom Says. Mindy was vacationing in San Francisco, along with her 4-year-old daughter. No, it wasn’t that sort of hookup. We ate lunch, hit the beach, ate chocolate. (Though, judging by the way some women react to chocolate, maybe it [...]

Happy Birthday EX – Post Divorce

Posted on August 12th, 2009 | 25 comments

I recently celebrated a birthday, and due to pre-scheduled activities involving our kids, my ex and I were in the same place for much of the day, then together even longer despite my desire for birthday time alone with my kids. The experience reminded me that things aren’t always normal after divorce, especially if you [...]