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Two Weeks Without My Kids

Posted on July 3rd, 2009 | 20 comments

I tend to not blog about what happened yesterday or last night. I find that waiting a week or two gives me time to really parse an experience and examine it in depth before I share it with the world. I’d rather grow and evolve and become more self aware than simply rant or dish [...]

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 [...]

Should an Ex’s Significant Other Attend Kids Events?

Posted on June 10th, 2009 | 41 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, [...]

Jon and Kate Divorce – What the Future May Hold

Posted on May 28th, 2009 | 61 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 [...]

Marriage Advice from a Divorced Dad

Posted on May 6th, 2009 | 43 comments

This week, had I stayed married rather than divorcing nine years ago, I would have celebrated my 19th wedding anniversary. If you add in the fact that we dated for five years prior, I’ve known my ex for 24 years. That’s a long time for two lives to be intertwined. Who knows, if we’d had [...]

When a Divorced Parent Wants to Move Away

Posted on March 3rd, 2009 | 55 comments

I have a love affair with California’s central coast. Beautiful beaches, great weather, nice people, family nearby. Someday, I’d like to live there. Only problem – I’m a divorced single dad with half-time custody, and my kids have deep roots in the Bay Area. I’m stuck here.
If I were to move away, California courts would [...]

Hey Ann Coulter – It’s Evolution, Baby!

Posted on January 9th, 2009 | 39 comments

Ann Coulter is wrong! Single parents are helping kids evolve into happy, independent people who don’t let another person define them.