Last year, LE was with his mom on Thanksgiving Day.
In an effort to prove that ’sitting around and moping while your kids are with the other parent’ isn’t the only alternative for solo-dads, I Twittered my day and then blogged about here it a few days later.
Here’s a snippet (read the full post here):
It reminded [...]
Tag Archive: holidays
Thanksgiving Flashback – A Year Ago on Solo-Dad
“Less Past, More Present” – Cheers, 2009!
“Less Past, More Present.”
This brief zen-like koan, is my adopted mantra for 2009. In many ways, 2008 prepared me in many ways to face the future on my own terms.
Focused on the Present
As Little Elvis and I face the coming year, we’re focused on the present; not looking ahead nor behind. By doing so, [...]
Christmas with Elvis
As I’ve mentioned here before, my youngest son goes by the nickname of Little Elvis (LE).
It stems from his early interest (dare I say, obsession) with Elvis Presley.
Though my mother is to blame…I mean thank for his Elvis-mania, I’ve also played a role in encouraging his interest.
I did take him to Graceland in 2006 where [...]
10 Tips for Solo-Dads at Christmas
If you can get past the misspelled header on the generically formatted site, Kidzine, it contains a great article for Solo-Dads as we approach the holidays.
(The post also contains some ‘creative spelling’, so be forewarned.)
Still, Advice for Single Dads at Christmas, written by Chris Barnardo of the blog DadCanDo, is worth a look. The [...]
Solo-Thanksgiving Update: It Rocked!
My Solo-Thanksgiving rocked, baby!
It was LE’s mother’s turn to have him for Turkey Day this year, so I set out to prove that being a Solo-Dad alone on Thanksgiving doesn’t have to be a downer.
In fact, no holiday without your kids has to be anything but what you decide it will be.
I decided to mini-blog [...]
