Single-Dad

Reaching a Moment of Peace and Happiness As a Single Dad

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:November 4, 2023
Post category:Co-Parenting Depression Divorce Health and Fitness Joy Love Money Parenting Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad Spirituality

Some days it is good to just stop and say "thank you" to your higher power, your family, your partner. Today is that day. I'm marking a high-point in my life.

Getting Good At Blameless Breakups: Online Dating Challenges

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 31, 2023
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Dating Depression Divorce Health and Fitness humans of divorce Love mindfulness Parenting relationship building Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad Spirituality

The goal is never to blame the other person for the breakup, even if they were the reason you are breaking up. Always take your responsibility for the miss. And make it about the chemistry, the mix, the overall relationship and not about them or their poor behavior. Remember, you are leaving the relationship, not trying to teach them a lesson or educate them.

Always Being the Better Man: Dads In Divorce Leading with Love

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 31, 2023
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Depression Divorce humans of divorce Love Married Life Money Parenting Self-care Single-Dad

And when things don't go in our favor, even when we are not given 50/50 parenting, it is still our responsibility as men, to lead from a position of love and strength.

Getting My Divorced Dad Weekend with My Kids: Father’s Rights in Divorce

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 29, 2023
Post category:Co-Parenting Divorce Joy Married Life Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad

My ex-wife screwed me in the divorce and she and the therapist that setup our 70/30 parenting plan knew it. They were not basing their plans on science, but on "what's best for the kids" mythology that has been perpetuated since my parents got a divorce 49 years ago.

Letting Go Of Being Happy

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 26, 2023
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Divorce Money Parenting Single-Dad

Why would someone attempt to mess with the relationship between her kids and their father? Still? 13 years later?

The Single Dad and His Teenaged Kids

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 26, 2023
Post category:Dating Health and Fitness humans of divorce Love Parenting Single-Dad

When you lose your kids to divorce and then to teenagehood, you really have to begin letting them go. It's only two years before my son will be heading out on his big adventure. What can I do with him in the next two years? How can I show up for both of them?

What the Bear in Your Bed Might Be Telling You: Managing Anxiety

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 24, 2023
Post category:Depression Health and Fitness Joy mindfulness Money Relationships Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality

What I am learning in my recovery from depression and anxiety is that my feelings are never the complete answer. And often, my feelings just are. If I can separate from them just a bit I can see myself as safe and healthy, even as my bear-feelings are shrieking, "Holy crap, you know what happens when things start feeling this good!"

The Powerful Pause Before Jumping Into a New Relationship

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 22, 2023
Post category:Anger Dating Depression Divorce Health and Fitness humans of divorce Joy Love mindfulness relationship building Relationships self-awareness Self-care Sex Single-Dad Spirituality

As we become clearer in our boundaries, in what is good for us and what is not good for us, we can make choices more easily. When something doesn't feel good, we're able to say, "NO. This will not work for me."