A Pervasive Divorce Bias That Has to Change
If two parents want to co-parent as friends, want to share expenses as co-parents, and want what's best for their kids, WE HAVE GOT TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM.
Sitting In Silence with the Grief
The silence and loneliness and grief brought me back to a deeper connection to my own soul. A deeper connection with myself. And that ever-elusive self-love.
Nostalgia Can Be a Toxic Impulse
Don't get caught up in nostalgia that doesn't inform or help you. When you find you're moping in the sadness of nostalgic regret, change the channel.
The Blurry Lines Between Divorced Parents: Entitlement & Narcissism
Not a percentage of salary earned. No, she believed, still believes, that the child support is her entitlement. This is no longer a relationship it's just a business contract. I am no longer a person to her, I'm a debtor. I'm the problem. I'm the reason she's unhappy.
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.
She Set Our Family On Fire
She still sets our family on fire. Someday, she will either burn herself up or attain enlightenment.
How Big Love is Healing Those Around Us
"You didn't cause it, you can't cure it, and you can't change it." Focus on yourself and what's inside your hula hoop.
Staying Positive, Resetting, and Getting Positive Again
She's in control this time. Much more in control than she was in the marriage. Having the angry hammer over my head, must give her some satisfaction, knowing she could precipitate my financial shut down with one phone call.