Seven Tips to Not Die as You Black Friday Shop
My completed bucket list of life’s greatest moments contains such jewels as: biking down the volcano tour of Haleakala in Maui, to walking Jesus’ footsteps on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. But truth be known, not even the birth of my third child Daniel, compares to Black Friday shopping.
How to Tell Your Kids You are Getting Remarried? Part 1
You’ve been divorced for a while, and you’ve slowly rebuilt your personal and maybe even professional life. You’ve settled into a new arrangement with your children, which may include a new school and home; you have put much of the divorce’s emotional trauma behind you. You’ve even taken the big plunge and started dating again.
Factual Secrets Your Attorney Needs to Know
In our lives, we will tell certain professionals information that we wouldn’t tell our spouses. We sometimes trust doctors enough to share factual secrets about our lives that we wouldn’t want anyone else to know. It’s necessary facts they need to know for the relationship to work.
Are You the Problem When Johnny Doesn’t Want to Visit?
The time has come for the *“weekend visit.”* Ever since the divorce, your child has visited the non-custodial parent, mostly without incident. However, this time is different. The child balks, drags his feet, and complains. While that might not be unusual, this time, his reaction is more determined.
Beyond Divorce to Co-Parenting
Few new situations work from the start; that new job, a move, even the joy of buying a longed-for car can temporarily *“throw us off our game.”* For a while. But we eventually work out the rough spots, develop a routine, and ultimately get comfortable in our new surroundings.
6 Ideas to Make a Smooth Divorce for Your Kids
“A hundred years from now it will not matter what sort of house I lived in, what my bank account was, or the kind of car I drove, but the world may be different because I was important in the life of my child.” It’s been estimated that between 40-50% of marriages will end in divorce, and 60% of those will involve children.
Extreme Custodial Parenting, Would You Do This?
In a previous post, “A Father’s Quest to Find His Kidnapped Daughter,” I shared a tiny about the struggle some custodial parents both male and female deal with regarding exchanges. Being the custodial parent, requires you to put your personal feelings aside and take the high road in situations you would not normally agree too.
7 Father Secrets Before Attempting Custody
If your Ex has custody of your children, and you want it changed, you have to prepare long before your court date. You should come armed with a host of documents and personal history regarding you and your children, enough to convince a judge that you can handle not just your kids,
Equal Custody? Maybe Not a Good Idea
You and your Ex have come to an amicable agreement regarding child custody. After weeks or maybe months of haggling, debating, the usual give and take, arm-wrestling, thumb wars, any kind of negotiating, you finally figure it out. You have found a way to share custody of your child.
Suicide Bombers Have Nothing on Stepmoms
Stepmoms can have it rough. Their roles are often unclear, and they can change even after a few months as children grow and their needs evolve. If the dad remarries, it’s important that he communicates to his children consistent and clear rules as to the step-mom’s role. If communication with his Ex is amicable, those rules can be conveyed from both parents (although not always possible, not in my case anyway).
A Father’s Quest to Find His Kidnapped Daughter
One Halloween about six years ago, my Ex moved to Austin and stopped visiting our daughter for a month. I decided to take the high road and bring Caitlyn down for a visit. We flew down to Austin, rented a car, and drove to the supposed apartment where my Ex claimed...
How I Win Teacher Empathy by Ragging Not Bragging on Johnny
Several years ago, after the kids were out of school due to snow, my little nerd wouldn’t eat what his school was serving. Thanks to missed days of school, the printed menu plan had slipped back into previous days. “Daddy, they were supposed to serve corny dogs on Thursday, not Tuesday.” He had memorized the lunch calendar which didn’t consider inclement weather absences.