Divorced Parent, Is Working at Home Right for You?
As a new single parent, you face unexpected obstacles and changes to your life. Personal relationships could suffer, even if you have won custody of your children. You may have to downsize your lifestyle. You’ll make new friends, and likely travel in different social circles.
10 Last Minute Steps When Suddenly Served Divorce
You knew this moment was coming. There have been signs for months. You walked out to your car to go to lunch and a gentlemen asks your name, then hands you divorce paperwork. You’ve been suddenly served divorce. What are the First Tasks to Accomplish When Suddenly Served Divorce?
Children, this is My New Girlfriend…
If you are looking for a new spouse, or if you find one without looking, introducing her to your children can be tricky and uncomfortable. Your children have probably been stressed by an upheaval in their lives, and now, as they are adapting to a new life, they might fear having to go through it again. Introducing them to a potential new parent might not help your relationship. Keep in mind that no matter what, …
5 Great Kindergarten Games to Play
Being a five year-old kid is a magical time of learning. The learning window is wide open in Kindergarten. Children begin reading, meeting classmates, and learning how to interact in society. So much early life experience occurs during their playtime at this age. I recommend parents not only read to their kids 30 minutes everyday, but that they also take an hour a week and play family board games.
Is Moving In with Parents Beneficial?
Since your divorce, expenses are tight, worse than expected. Maybe you lost your job. Perhaps one of your children got sick. Or maybe the stress of raising a child alone has proven an overwhelming task. Whatever the situation, you now find yourself unable to handle raising a child on your own. So you take a safety route and ask to move in with your parents.
House of Cards Season 3, Chapter 31 – War on Congress
This episode opens with Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), reviewing the Stafford Act to see if he can declare a state of emergency to rob the FEMA disaster relief fund. He wants to steal this money to fund his otherwise defunct American Works program.
Tips That Help Single Parents Save Time
Newly-single parents face new, many times unexpected challenges. Maybe the most overlooked is that of the daily routines that you likely never considered, but now requires more effort and time. What follows is four tips that can help the suddenly single parent save time and money. With so much to do, many single parents struggle…
A Truly Manly Geek Carries a Purse – aka Laptop Bag
When I was in college my female friends would sometimes play a game called, “What’s in your purse?” From which they would go around the room and pull out the craziest items ranging from a roll of toilet paper to a hotel single cup coffee maker. 25 years later, I fully admit…
The Truth Fairy
Last night my 10 year old daughter, Caitlyn, came home barreling through the front door overly excited to show me that she had lost a molar tooth. I barely got the words out, “How was your weekend with your mom?” when I was quickly holding and admiring my daughter’s greatest loss. “You owe me big time! This one fell out by itself when I was eating a burger for lunch yesterday at mom’s.”
For New Single Parents: Get Organized
Parenting is tough enough when you have a partner, but when you’re doing it alone, the difficulty reaches new heights. Yet single parents everywhere are successfully and happily raising children by themselves. Like virtually all aspects of single parenting, it takes more work and planning to make it successful, but it can be done,
My Suicide Bend on Hotel Shower Curtains
When I think back to when I was a kid, family vacations involved long road trips and stops at scary looking motels. Back then you didn’t pre-plan your road stays. When we got tired, my parents would pull off the highway and look for a lite up *”Vacancy”* sign. We would check in, pre-pay, and get handed a real key.
How Band, Flags, and Cheers Make New Fans
It has been a little over a year since I have been assimilated into the high school football Borg. This cybermetic cultish collective has been an interesting process for me personally, now that my daughter is part of a band. For that reason, my obligation for watching football has increased a hundredfold. I have seen more live football in the past year …