single dads
Tracking down my UPS man, part III
So, there we were, my former UPS man and I, holding hands on the park bench. A mosquito buzzed around his ear, annoying him. I shivered.
“Let’s sit in the car?” he asked.
He was still holding my hand, but instead of opening my car door, he leaned up against the car.
“Come here,” he said, and I [...]
Is the new Bachelor, Jason Mesnick, really looking for love?
Apparently, single dads are the latest hot thing. At least, if you follow dating reality shows they are.
Take Jason Mesnick, the good-looking, educated, single dad, whom DeAnna Pappas rejected on ABC’s Bachelorette.
Some of my friends have joked that I should go after him. But the man is already flocked by hundreds of women. I’m not [...]
When a Single Dad’s Daughter Needs Girl Stuff
My daughter asked me to buy her tampons the other day. Ugh. That’s the last thing a single dad wants to get at the local drug store. It’s bad enough buying her razors (little pink ones), face soap (fancy junk from a spa), shampoo and conditioner (a very specific brand and type).
I can never find [...]
This was the first time I’d met another parent face to face, who had the same issues
I’m Mike, aka Crazy Computer Dad. Rachel asked me to fill in a post while she is gone and I feel very honored and privileged to do so. I hope it doesn’t bring down the quality of the blog too much.
Specifically, she asked me to write something because I have a special needs child and [...]
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 [...]
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