Dealing with a Disneyland Dad

If you’ve been coming to Singlemommyhood recently, you’ve probably run across a comment by Fred Campos, from Daddy Got Custody. Although you most likely know him as @FullCustodyDad
When we recently wrote about “My kid returns home dirty. Help!” we heard from many of you who deal with an ex who is more like [...]

My kid returns home dirty. Help!

Many parents tell us about a similar dilemma: after a weekend with the ex, your kids come home very differently from how they left. You’ve shared tales of lost shoes, mismatched clothes, never brushed teeth, hopelessly tangled hair — and just downright smelly kids leave us shaking our heads.
Do you also share this co-parenting challenge, [...]

What role will this dad play in his baby’s life?

We’re wondering how many of you became single parents when your kids were infants?
Or even before your baby was born?
Rachel at Single Mom Seeking is one of these “early” single moms. How about you?
We do know that many of you can relate to the dilemma this  25-year-old mom-to-be shared with us this week.
When she and [...]

How Santa handles divorce

Lauren — that fantastic single mom blogger at My Life Incomplete – wrote to us this week asking for some holiday advice. And we are sure that you have something to say.
As most of you know, both of us have always had our kids during big holidays, like Christmas. But for many divorced families, [...]

Single dad wonders about Thanksgiving drama. Help!

A single dad wrote to us wondering about planning for Thanksgiving. Maybe you can help him out here?
“My ex and I alternate holidays,” he explains. “Our parenting time schedule for Thanksgiving begins on Thanksgiving Day at noon.
“Last year, I had a wonderful day planned with my brother’s family. But when I picked up the boys [...]

When a no show parent break promises

We receive a lot of e-mails from you about “no show parents.”

Here’s the most recent:
“My ex-husband got all the parenting time he requested — it was part of our divorce agreement and I was all for it. Our kids adore him.”
“But here’s the problem: he’s very irresponsible. More than half of the time, he doesn’t [...]

Need some kid vacation tips?

Are you sending your child off this summer, on his/her own? (Or, maybe you already have?).
Perhaps your child is going away for summer camp? Or, to the “other parent’s” home? Or, maybe to visit relatives in another state?
So, how can you help your kids be prepared? (As some of you might know, Rachel at Single [...]

We got called out

We got an angry email this week from a disgruntled reader. Her subject line was “Get real.”
“I’m dating a guy who’s separated,” she began. “And you didn’t cover the half of it. What makes both of  YOU experts?  Rachel was never married so what does Rachel really know about divorce?”
Sure, Dr. Leah is a psychologist [...]

Happy Father’s Day, Part III

Do you have good men in your life?
We’re lucky to know so many great dads — and we’re happy to recognize even more terrific dads on their special day.
If you missed our previous shout outs to dads, please find more fathers here and here.
So, join us to wish Happy Father’s Day to…

Steve, aka “SDMktg” at [...]

Are you a long distance dad?

Since launching Singlemommyhood six months ago, Dr. Leah and I have searched high and low for devoted single dads. We’re so excited to have found many of them via blogs, Facebook, and Twitter.
Today, we’re featuring two dads who don’t get to see their kids very often as often as they’d like to, such as Mike [...]

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