When Dad is a no show

What do you do when Dad doesn’t call or show up for parenting time? Thanks, Wonder Mom, for calling our attention to a dilemma that many single moms share. Wonder Mom is right: her situation is very common. Here’s how it usually plays out: “My ex has a generous parenting time schedule. The trouble is, [...]

When wedding bells (not yours!) are ringing

CoastalGal99 wrote us recently with some unsettling news: “My eight-year-old daughter came home from her dad’s this weekend and announced, ‘Daddy is getting married!’ I didn’t even know that he had a girlfriend! My daughter explained that she was introduced to ‘Daddy’s new wife.’ But she asked me if she should call her ‘Mommy,’ too. [...]