My holiday divorce custody schedule is such this year that my kids would be with their mom from this past weekend up until Christmas Eve. Which meant I basically had one chance to take them out shopping for gifts – a three hour window last night. (Yeah, yeah. We could have shopped plenty in the [...]
All hail the money machine!
You know the one – you push some buttons and it spits out cash whenever you need it.
Perfect for holiday shopping. Or anytime, really!
Just watch out if you’re a parent who uses the money machine in front of your kids.
Take the Wells Fargo stage over to Silicon Valley Moms Blog (it’s [...]
Used to be the holidays were the worst time of year for a single dad like me to date. Women seemed to cut off their search for the perfect man just before Thanksgiving, only to resume it after the New Year – just in time for Valentine’s Day romance and chocolates.
I surmised they did this [...]
How did my ex-wife and I get to a place of amicable co-parenting? A newly divorced mom recently asked that question in a comment on a Dad’s House post, Co-parenting – How to Deal With an Ex.
The short answer:
My ex-wife and I simply decided to put the kids first, and our differences second. [...]
Imagine you’re a single parent, dating someone you’re sure is the love of your life. But just when things are about to become perfect – your soul-mate breaks up with you.
Know the feeling? I certainly do. No, this isn’t a pity party. I’m thinking back years ago to my first girlfriend, post-divorce. I was reminded [...]
I recently attended a broadcast performance of the opera Turandot. When I blogged about the evening, a married mom asked: And you don’t have the ladies lined up at the door? What’s up with that?
I had to laugh. As a single dad dating, I hear lines like that from married women all the time. I [...]
Thursday is Thanksgiving in the US, and a perfect time to say thank you to Dad’s House readers and commentators. I get tons of visitors each day, with a small but hearty minority leaving comments. Plus another slew who subscribe by RSS and get Dad’s House delivered to their reader.
Thanks to all of you for [...]
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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