Married Life

I Did Not See the Biggest Red Flag of My Life: Start Marriage w/ a Lie

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:December 18, 2019
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Dating Depression Divorce humans of divorce Love Married Life Money Parenting Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality

How does she tell herself, daily, that she made the right decision for all of us, and not just for herself?

The Pre-Natal Agreement Changes Everything About Being a Parent

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:December 17, 2019
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Dating Divorce humans of divorce Married Life Parenting relationship building Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad Spirituality

The Pre-Natal Agreement is a call-to-action. Dads are equal parents. It's time for dads to take full responsibility for our participation in raising our kids. From the day they are born, both parents must agree to sharing the joy as well as the hard work that goes into raising healthy and happy children.

The Narrative After Divorce: What Your Kids Will Never Know

dads lose 70% of their time with the kids

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:December 15, 2019
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Depression Divorce humans of divorce Love Married Life Money Parenting Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality

Somewhere deeper in that story, the one we never talked about, there was an assumption and agreement that their mom deserved and wanted more time with them. Inherent in the imbalanced divorce is the idea that the non-custodial (30%) parent wants less time with the kids.

Dads Are Equal Parents, But Only If They Step Up to the Challenge

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:December 12, 2019
Post category:Co-Parenting Dating Divorce Joy Married Life Parenting Relationships Spirituality

While one little agreement will not prevent divorces or unbalanced co-parenting decrees, perhaps new couples will consider how a 50/50 parenting agreement (as a guiding principle) can protect and nurture the children with a balance of both parents' love and care.

The Pre-Natal Agreement from The Whole Parent

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:December 10, 2019
Post category:Co-Parenting Dating Divorce humans of divorce Married Life Money Parenting relationship building Relationships Single-Dad

We are both stating that in the case of a no-fault divorce, we are waiving our rights to fight about co-parenting and custody schedules, and we are agreeing, ahead of time, to co-parent at 50/50. As parents, we both believe our kids deserve equal parenting time between moms and dads.

Relationship Building Skills & Wisdom: BRAVING & The Four Agreements

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:December 10, 2019
Post category:Anger Dating Health and Fitness Joy Love Married Life relationship building Relationships Self-care

My job, as your partner, is to let you off the hook when I can, to hold you accountable when I can't, and to make distinctions about the difference.

How A Male Life Coach Can Provide a Different Perspective

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:December 10, 2019
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Dating Depression Divorce Drinking Health and Fitness humans of divorce Joy Love Married Life Money Parenting Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad Spirituality

I am a safe confidant who can help you sort out the difficulties you are facing. Let's face them together. Let's put a plan together. Let's talk about it.