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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
CNN interviewed Dad’s House author David Mott on August 4, 2009 for a single dad’s take on Jon and Kate Gosselin’s divorce and reality TV show (that link goes to CNN).
Here are my latest thoughts on the new season of Jon and Kate Plus 8, as the Gosselin’s continue filming the show even though they [...]
When you’re a single parent traveling with kids on vacation, being around other adults helps a lot. Whether you travel with family or friends, or stay in a resort or condo where there are other families, the built-in connections to other people can’t be beat.
My kids and I have vacationed in summer rental houses with [...]
I tend to not blog about what happened yesterday or last night. I find that waiting a week or two gives me time to really parse an experience and examine it in depth before I share it with the world. I’d rather grow and evolve and become more self aware than simply rant or dish [...]
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
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