Here’s a question inspired by a discussion topic on the Facebook Single Parents Connection group: When is an okay time to start dating after divorce?
Depends what you’re looking for.
When I first separated from my wife, I was like a chicken with its head cut off. For two months, I was so busy setting up my [...]
You’ve heard of helicopter parents – those moms and dads who hover over their child’s every move.
The opposite? A parent with free-range kids.
Um, can you guess which one am I? Don’t think too hard!
My kids’ schedules are so friggin’ complicated, if I was a helicopter parent I would implode.
Check this:
Monday and Tuesday morning – daughter [...]
Seems like only yesterday my daughter was a baby, crawling around the house. And just a figurative week before that, I was in college, hanging by the keg, sporting a toga. Ah, memories… (cue the needle skipping over an LP record)
In less than two years, my little girl goes to college!
Like a good dad should, [...]
Ever since my dream woman – or rather, the woman who dreamed of me, found my blog, and wants to meet – ever since we first connected, I’ve gotten to know her culinary tastes.
Italian. No seafood. Nothing spicy. Italian.
No problem. I learned how to cook Italian from hanging out in the kitchen of my ex-wife’s [...]
I’ve been watching my daughter play soccer for more than a decade. First AYSO (they used to make daisy-chains on the field, during the game!), then competitive club (two-time defending champions!), and high school soccer. Watching her and the other girls grow as indiviuals and as a team has been one of the unsung joys [...]
Lance Armstrong told Vanity Fair in an exclusive interview that he plans to come out of retirement and race in next year’s Tour de France. How cool is that? He won 7 consecutive Tours. A win in 2009 will give him 8 victories.
Lance, of course, is a single dad. And he was raised by a [...]
Men suck.
Men are lazy.
Men are dense.
Men are jerks.
If you’re like me, you may have noticed comments like this cropping up in the single parent blogosphere. It seems to be the pat answer of choice for a few bloggers and readers when certain of their buttons are pushed. For example, you might see exchanges like this:
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David Mott is a divorced single father of a teen daughter and son offering stories, tips and opinions on single parenting, two-home families, cooking, cocktails, self awareness - and relationships formed in an age of online dating, text messaging, and booty calls.
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ricardo horsham: Dave. Please can you remove my photo(ricardo horsham via Flickr) of lance armstrong on your...
Elizabeth: David, I’m so glad I found you! (grin) I’m becoming (as hard as it is for a middle-aged free...
Kelloggsville: hey! – 40 somethings are the new 30 somethings – I am so fit now and in my sexual prime...
Nicki: This is my first big weekend on my own. I went from being married for fifteen years to being in a long term...
Ginger Magnolia: My divorce was in November also, two years ago. I hope that doesn’t make me an Old Maid!...
Keith Wilcox: Hey, That’s a 10 Euro bill. Sorry, I wish I had something more relevant to add. I’ll go...
krn: Dad’s~ Just keep living life on your terms and eventually you will meet someone amazing that feels the...
Just Me...: David – You don’t understand. There are legions of women who, without a spouse, have little...
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