“Be kind, for everyone you meet is engaged in a great struggle.”

Thanks to my former colleague, Dan Pine, for letting me borrow this brilliant line:

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is engaged in a great struggle.”
While I’m sure that Dan would love to take credit for the quote, it actually came from the writings of Philo of Alexandria, the renowned Hellenistic philosopher who lived 2,000 years [...]

Bedtime Stories: Adventures in the Land of Single-Fatherhood

Three years ago, I happened upon a “Modern Love” column in the New York Times called “Who’s that lady in the bedroom, Daddy?“
It was the first time I’d read an honest, open piece by a single dad who was parenting solo — and trying to date. I wanted to invite that writer, Trey Ellis, out [...]

If my kid had it her way, I’d never have a boyfriend

Today, as the guest blogger at Dad’s House, I share “A Child’s View on Dating and Partnership.”
So, come on over to the kid’s room at Dad’s House today and share your thoughts.

Thanks!

Christie Brinkley: How much should the kids know?

Update: Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook  have reached a settlement. According to recent AP news, She’ll “give Cook $2.1 million but keep 18 properties in the Hamptons that were at dispute. Cook will get parenting time with the children, under an agreement mutually satisfactory to both.”
No matter which way you turn, it’s hard to ignore [...]

Is the man you’re dating a mirror of you?

Wendy Merrill, author of the new memoir, Falling into Manholes, says that he is.
I know Wendy in person and she’s just as hot, genuine, and honest in person as she is in her book. No, she’s not a single mom. Yes, she is so open and revealing about life and love — that I had [...]