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 [...]
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31DBBSD Day #8: Watch Your Language, Son
31DBBSD – Day #7: Single Dad Dating: Keeping It Private
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 [...]
31DBBSD – Day #6: Talking About Your Ex: What’s OK and What’s Not
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. [...]
31DBBSD Day #5: Think Spanking Is A Good Thing? Think Again!
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 [...]
31DBBSD – Day #4: How To Plan Meals & Save Money
“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 boundaries.
He’s never been [...]
31 DBBSD – Day 3: Avoid the Disneyland Dad Syndrome
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 [...]
31 DBBSD – Day #2: Make Time with Your Child a Priority
Welcome to Day #2 in the 31 Days to Become a Better Solo-Dad series. If you’re just joining us, you can read Day #1 – Paying Your Child Support On Time by clicking here.
From a child’s perspective, nothing is more important that having time with their absent parent. I see it now more than ever [...]
31 DBBSD – Day #1: Pay Your Child Support On Time
Welcome to Day #1 of the 31 Days To Become a Better Solo-Dad series.
In this series if posts, we’re going to examine 31 ways you can work toward becoming the Solo-Dad you want to be in your kids’ lives.
This is not a 31 day crash course and I don’t expect you to work on [...]
31 Days To Becoming a Better Solo-Dad
Can you become a more effective and happier Solo-Dad in about a month?
I think you can!
Ever since I read and participated in Darren Rowse’s 31 Days To Building a Better Blog series on ProBlogger.net (now a downloadable workbook available for only $19.95), I’ve thought about this concept of improving areas of one’s life in a month.
Naturally, here [...]
