Single Father Manifesto: I’ll Never Stop Pursuing You
Single Father Manifesto - The Whole Parent - John McElhenney, life coach in austin, texas
Divorce Is The Beginning, Not the End
I believe in the sanctity of both parents and their ongoing relationship with their kids. The relationship that will last the rest of your life, and/or the life of your kids.
Dads vs. Moms: We’re All #Parents or #SingleParents
I launched The Whole Parent. I proudly put my name on the posts I began writing about learning to cope as a single dad with a less than cooperative co-parent.
The Red-Hot Poker of Regret in Divorce
Today, if you want 50/50 shared parenting, in most states, you are going to have to sue your exiting spouse. My advice, at this point in 2023, FIGHT.
Displacement: A Single-Parenting Love Story
Here's what that looks like. About 2 - 3 times a year, they freeze my bank accounts. I call them. They ask how much money is in the accounts. (As if they don't know.) Then they take 50% of everything I have. And in the course of the next few days, my banks will unfreeze the rest of the money. Effectively, I am left with zero dollars.
Divorce Recovery: How Long Must We Stick to the Lie?
I don't want a single parent to get lost in the shuffle of divorce. I want fathers and mothers to have equal access to their children, even in the case of divorce.
Emotional Intelligence In Kids and Ex-Wives and Their *New* Husbands
Always respect the other parent. Keep fathers in their kids' lives by giving them half a chance to maintain that relationship. The same chance you have.
The Other Dad
I'm more of an influencer on my kids. I don't have authority. What I do have is time attention and joy at being with them.