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The 3 Immutable Laws of Positive Co-Parenting

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:August 28, 2015
Post category:Anger burn Co-Parenting Divorce Health and Fitness humans of divorce Money Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad

My ex-wife and I don't see eye to eye on a lot of things. But one thing we've kept relatively clear over the last 5 years of divorce is THE KIDS COME FIRST. Always.

The Benefits of a Happy Ex-Wife (Positive Divorce and CoParenting)

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:May 25, 2015
Post category:burn Co-Parenting Divorce Health and Fitness Love Married Life Parenting Relationships Sex Single-Dad

I will be in the process of recalibrating my life in relationship to my ex-wife probably for the rest of my life. Even after the kids are off and doing their own lives, there are always collective contributions that need to be made, adult advice that needs to be given, and we will never fully separate from the relationship.

In Relationship with a Single Parent: Ground Rules

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 31, 2015
Post category:Co-Parenting Dating Health and Fitness Joy Love Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad

There are plenty of single parents who use their kids to get out of almost every obligation. Even obligations to themselves, for say... exercise, dating, taking responsibility for their own actions. And I have been the dad who apologized for checking his phone when a text dinged while on a date.

A Different Side of Boyhood: Celebrating Divorced Families

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:July 29, 2014
Post category:Co-Parenting Dating Depression Divorce Joy Love Married Life Money Parenting Relationships Self-care

I'm a bit closer to my ex-wife now, having seen a glimpse into her life. I know we're both doing the best we can. And Boyhood celebrates that triumph both alone and together.

Finding Balance In the Inequitable Life After Divorce

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:November 10, 2013
Post category:Co-Parenting Divorce Money Parenting Self-care Single-Dad

Even though it can be difficult at times, continuing my role as a supportive and cooperative partner is in the best interest of my kids. It's really in the best interest for me as well. A happy ex-wife is much better than an angry one.

The Cadence of Co-Parenting; Staying Close After Divorce

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 7, 2013
Post category:burn Co-Parenting Depression Divorce humans of divorce Married Life Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad

There are not fewer things to coordinate when you become a single parent, in fact, there are more. The things you once traded equitably, now fall 100% in your lap when it is your parenting time. This new cadence can be jarring, frustrating, and make for some upset campers on all sides unless you plan ahead and go 100% Positive.