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Dating & Parenting by a Single Dad

Single Dads are Pathetic Womanizers and Partiers? WTF!

Posted on June 29th, 2009 | 33 comments

Leave it to a bitter divorced woman to paint a picture of single dads that belongs in caveman days. A blogger named Lollie wrote an open letter to Kate Gosselin – Dear Kate, Welcome to Single Motherhood, where she spews venom about what divorced men are like.
I know, it’s one woman’s opinion, and it’s based [...]

Jon and Kate Gosselin are Separating

Posted on June 23rd, 2009 | 26 comments

Jon and Kate Gosselin announced they are separating and have initiated legal proceedings. On the June 22, 2009 episode of their reality show, Jon & Kate Plus 8, they shared their feelings about their impending divorce.
I have to say, as a divorced dad, I could relate to their pain. Divorce was the hardest thing I [...]

Sarah Palin and David Letterman Joke Controversy

Posted on June 15th, 2009 | 38 comments

Sarah Palin is pissed at David Letterman, calling for the comedian to apologize to “young women across the country” for a joke he made about Sarah Palin’s daughter.
Seems Sarah Palin and one of her daughters visited New York city and attended a Yankees baseball game. Sarah’s daughter Bristol Palin is an unwed teen mother (now [...]

Should an Ex’s Significant Other Attend Kids Events?

Posted on June 10th, 2009 | 30 comments

You’re divorced. You share coparenting duties with your ex, or maybe you get the kids full time. Your ex is in a relationship.
Question: should your ex’s significant other attend your kid’s events?
That’s a pretty loaded question, I know. Especially since every situation with an ex-wife or ex-husband is different. The devil is in the details, [...]

Parenting is a Contact Sport

Posted on June 3rd, 2009 | 17 comments

When it comes to raising kids, I’m like a lot of parents in that I sort of go with my gut. I try to give my children sound guidance and wisdom, without being too controlling or annoying.
Of course, I make mistakes, and I could benefit from reading some parenting books. But usually those books have [...]

Get Divorced!

Posted on June 2nd, 2009 | 31 comments

I was out on the town drinking gin and tonics the other night, when I chatted up two women at the bar. One was a little older than me, the other a little younger. They were fun, flirty, in a good mood.
Until they found out I’m divorced.
They turned deadly serious. “We’re both going through divorces [...]

Jon and Kate Divorce – What the Future May Hold

Posted on May 28th, 2009 | 49 comments

As announced on their June 22, 2009 show, a Jon and Kate divorce is imminent – the Gosselins are separating. Legal proceedings have already been started. Media speculation had it that Jon and Kate Gosselin of the TLC reality show Jon and Kate Plus 8 were both involved in discreet affairs. Whether you watch their [...]