My father is 77 and I’ve never heard him swear. Not one time have I ever heard an ‘Oh S—t,’ a ‘God—–it,’ or even a ‘Mother f—-er’ in times if anger. Is he a freak of nature or someone who watches his language? A recent Time Magazine article would argue for the former. In it, writer Tiffany Sharples...

Today’s post in the 31 Days to Become A Better Solo-Dad series is about dating.  Specifically, it’s about keeping your dating life separate from your parenting life. Children Come First I don’t think I’ll get any disagreement there. Our kids are the most important element in our lives.  The second anything begins to compete with the time you...

I’ve made no secret here on Solo-Dad about the issues between me and my Ex, both past and present. There have been times when I wanted to scream out loud a laundry list of things that bug me and hurt LE. And yet I know it’s not fair to LE to make negative statements about her.  She is still his mother and he’s the In this post in the 31DBBSD...

70% of American parents spank their kids on an ‘as needed’ basis. How is it we’ve come to accept that assaulting a child helps them learn? If you spank your children, I hope you’ll read this post in its entirety and then pause to examine your reasons for hitting your child. Ask yourself if hitting a small child is ever really in their best...

“What’s for dinner, Dad?” It’s a common question in my house. LE, now 13 and nearly 5′ 10″, is hungry all the time. Because he’s at the age when his emotions, body, and cognition are at the mercy of hormonal influences, he’s undergoing some rapid changes. Chief among them is his appetite. It knows no...

You may not even know that you’re doing it. It may one of the most natural expressions of love for your child.  But it’s harming them. Welcome to Day 3 of the 31 Days To Become A Better Solo-Dad! Today’s post addresses an all too common pitfall made by single dads who may not get to spend a lot of time with their kids. It’s often referred to...