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Single Parent Dating
& Parenting Teens


Auto Insurance is Double for Teens of Divorced Single Parents

Posted on July 9th, 2008 | 21 comments

My sixteen-year-old daughter recently got her driver license, and I added her to my auto insurance policy. Despite her being a girl, getting good grades, driving only occasionally – her rate is through the roof, as it would be for any first-time driver.
At least I can split the cost with her mom. Right?
Wrong!
Insurance companies in [...]

Kids Are on Vacation, and I’m a Lone Wolf

Posted on June 23rd, 2008 | 26 comments

My kids left on vacation Friday with their mom, and I’ll be a lone wolf for three weeks. Full-time parents might cheer that break. But if you’re a single parent sharing custody, like me, chances are you’d rather have the kids around. Time spent with children is precious; they grow up quick.
Their mom and I [...]

Single Parents are Missing Out on Intimacy

Posted on June 11th, 2008 | 59 comments

As a single dad going it solo (half-time custody) for eight years now, I’ve learned to lead a fulfilling, satisfying life without a partner. But… if you’re a single parent like me and a lot of the bloggers I read, you’re probably missing out on intimacy, sex, adult love.
MsSingleMama recently asked the question, Who Needs [...]

Blended Families – Stirred, Not Shaken

Posted on May 12th, 2008 | 9 comments

When SingleMomSeeking began remodeling her site, it struck me how blogging is kind of like single parenting. Your site is your own, you make your own choices about the what/when/how/where/why, you live with the outcome, good or bad, and you’re happy and grateful for the chance to go it alone.
Imagine two bloggers merging their existing [...]

Feminine Energy is a Very Good Thing

Posted on April 28th, 2008 | 14 comments

This past weekend I attended a kid-focused event with my children and 1,400 other families. Talk about feminine energy. There were moms everywhere. (Dads, too. I’ll get to that.)
The last time I was surrounded by so many women was last fall at Book Group Expo in San Jose. The expo allowed book lovers to discuss [...]