In the final settlement, I got something called the Standard Possession Order, which amounts to a split of time that works out to 30% for the dad, 70% for the mom. I was losing 2/3 of my time with you and your brother. My biggest fear was coming true.
If she drinks the third glass I begin looking for what I'm going to do that evening when she's fallen asleep. If she asks for water, my mind enters into a different set of fantasies that involve her participation. The real joy is that we've had this discussion.
Subtitle: One father’s journey to staying connected and engaged with his children before, during, and after divorce. [Yes, I am still working on the book title.] This is a parent…
The divorce was never my idea. I did not ask for it. I did not agree with it. And I fought against it. But you cannot force another person to…
I lost all of the arguments about staying in the marriage, about divorcing with 50/50 custody, about keeping our family together. A radical transformation happens in your relationship the minute…
From the darkness of the loss, surrounding your kids and your ex-spouse, will emerge your own ideas of a joyful future. It's going to get easier. You are going to…
Single Father Manifesto - The Whole Parent - John McElhenney, life coach in austin, texas
Equal parenting is how we started this whole "kids" thing. Don't you think equal parenting is how we should finish it? My then-wife went to see an attorney during the…
