The Fear of Divorce: Holding On When You Should Let Go
She has played all her trump cards and she's still not happy. She's remarried and she's still not happy. She might not ever be happy. That's no longer my problem.
Humans of Divorce: Why Child Support Should Be Cooperative
I often pontificate that my ex-wife is angry because she didn't get the happiness she imagined by moving her cheese from one man to a different man. She got everything she wanted in the divorce: the house, the child support payment + insurance for the kids, and the 70/30 parenting schedule, and still she's not happy.
Why Father’s Day Sucks and Mother’s Day Rocks: Single Dad Stories
Don't let you custodial mom walk all over you. Just because she's got the state's attorney's behind her, doesn't mean she can disobey the law. In my ex-wife's case, she simply didn't show up to some of our Attorney General's appointments.
Co-parenting Struggles: Withholding the Joy of Your Kids
My ex-wife and I don't talk anymore. That's how she's laid it out. With every email or text I wrote asking for a join or a meeting to discuss our…
Dads: When Family Courts Start at 70 – 30 Custody, the Kids Lose
When we started down the road of negotiating a cooperative divorce (because it's all about the children) our divorce and parenting plan counselor also suggested 70-30.
The Divorced Dad Syndrome Miss-plained By a Divorced Mom
My daughter is now 15, and sure, as a single dad, we both experienced some growing pains. They were not fixed by "nesting" or going shopping together. I'm fighting to bring these lies to light.
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.
Gratitude Is Not Always Easy: Child Support Should Be Shared, Not Enforced
I should be feeling relief and happiness at getting caught up on my child support payments to my ex-wife (err, I mean my kids.). I should be grateful at the…
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