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Dads vs. Moms: We’re All #Parents or #SingleParents

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:May 20, 2022
Post category:Co-Parenting Depression Divorce humans of divorce Love Married Life Money Parenting self-awareness Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality
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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.

I Wish You Well, and Absolutely Nothing Else: How To Forgive a Co-parent

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 16, 2019
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Divorce Married Life Money Parenting Self-care Single-Dad
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I am responsible for my actions alone. And my actions as a divorced dad have been 100% honest, 100% open, and 100% mom/kid-friendly. Her actions... Not so much.

Fall Arrives: Pulling Back the Curtain on The Off Parent

fall of the house of dad - john oakley mcelhenney

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:September 25, 2019
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Depression Divorce Married Life Money Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad
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There is nothing to talk to my ex-wife about. That "friendly" concept was nice but has been firmly and explicatively rejected by her and her husband. And as I walk away from the wreckage of my co-parenting smashup, I am letting the curtain fall.