Dad's House

Dating & Parenting
by a Single Dad


Single Parent

Posted on September 22nd, 2008 | 30 comments

This past weekend I was reminded what it means to be a single parent, running a household solo. I’m divorced with half-time custody, and my kids are older (12 and 16), so you’d think I could just sit back and let things run themselves. You’d think…
•    Friday evening – kids are home from school, making [...]

You Have a Voice – Don’t Let Blog Badges Steal it

Posted on September 17th, 2008 | 21 comments

If you’re like most bloggers, you blog because you want your voice to be heard. You enjoy having readers. You’d love to get noticed by Google.
But guess what? – Those shiny cool badges that look great on your blog might just be stealing your voice.
Now you’re wondering, what the heck does David know about this?
A [...]

Facebook – Single Parents Connection Group

Posted on September 8th, 2008 | 14 comments

Last month, SingleMomSeeking’s Rachel Sarah and I spent a beautiful afternoon hiking together by the Bay. It was a chance to hang out, catch up, chat about blogging.
We realized we both interact with some really great single parent bloggers and readers online, both on our own blogs and on other sites. With so many nice, [...]

Dad’s House is Moving!

Posted on September 1st, 2008 | 7 comments

Dad’s House has outgrown its Wordpress.com plot, so over the weekend I started moving this blog to a new host. Unfortunately, we’re not quite ready for a house warming party. Sometime during the day Tuesday, we should be ready to go. The first post, of course, will be a follow-up to my date with the [...]

Single Dad Seeking Single Mom Seeking Lunch

Posted on April 14th, 2008 | 8 comments

Two months ago when I started my blog, I googled to see which single parent blogs were hottest. SingleMomSeeking consistently ranked at the top of search results. Her credentials were impressive – a published book, magazine articles, TV show appearances. Rachel Sarah was the blogging single mom I was seeking.
I put up some initial posts [...]