Dad's House

Single Parent Dating
& Parenting Teens


The Police and My Teen Daughter

Posted on October 16th, 2009 | 20 comments

It’s the police!
That, a text message sent by my teen daughter, not twenty minutes after she left for astronomy class. WTF!?

Had she gotten into an accident? Was she pulled over for a driving offense? Did she get another parking ticket?

What’s going on? I texted back.
Silence.
I shifted into worried-dad overdrive. I figured I could drive to [...]

Single Parent Dating is Tougher than a High School Crush

Posted on September 30th, 2009 | 10 comments

High school crushes can be difficult for teens to navigate.
I know, because I have a teen daughter who is dating right now. Plus, I was a dating teen myself, back in the stone age. (I actually had a long term girlfriend back in high school. No hit it and quit it dating for me!)
Well, as [...]

How to Pickup Women, Dad’s House Junior Edition

Posted on October 3rd, 2008 | 18 comments

Dad’s House Jr., a middle school student, is going to his first dance! Is he nervous? Nah. He learned the art of approaching women from watching his old man in action. Plus, he has plenty of Axe body spray.
More importantly, Dad’s House Jr. is hanging out at the dance with his buddy Lance Jr., Honey [...]