I’ve fallen, but I will get back up. Promise.

After sleeping with the Biologist recently, I woke up the next morning with a urinary tract infection. I’ve had one once in my life, so I knew the signs. (Note to self: What happened to forgetting to pee! A little lube would’ve been a good idea, too.) I was sure I could kill [...]

The dog ate my daughter’s American Girl doll

This is not a joke.
Mae and I take off to go to New York City tomorrow at 6 a.m. I’ll meet a few of my editors; Mae and I will see as many friends as we can. When I asked Mae what she wanted to do in NYC, she had just one desire: to go [...]

Thanks for being in my lifeboat

I’ve been rowing upstream for weeks, working long hours and rushing around. A few days ago, I whispered “Good morning” to Mae to wake her up, but it wasn’t working. So, I climbed into her bunk bed to give her a string of good morning kisses. It worked.
The only problem was, as I rushed back [...]

“I’m always so tired of seeing articles about single moms”

UPDATE: What timing. Just after I wrote this post, four spankin’ new hardcover copies of Trey Ellis‘ memoir arrived.
Bedtime Stories: Adventures in the Land of Single-Fatherhood officially comes out on Feb. 5. I’m going to give away four copies — to two single moms and two single dads — who comment here in [...]

When violence hits close to home

When violence hits this close, it’s like I have no meat on my bones. I don’t like feeling this vulnerable.
Today at BabyCenter.com, I write about the 10-year-old boy who was shot near our home last night.

He was hit by a stray bullet during his piano lesson, when a robber opened fired at a gas station [...]

Single Dad Seeking…

I’m dying to know what you all think of this:
A single dad I know — who prefers to remain anonymous — recently posted this ad on Craig’s List.

FREE Great Room
This ad is real and there are no ulterior motives attached to it. I have a great room in my great home I [...]

Single Parents Seeking: Do your kids’ needs come first when you date?

Dating is daunting, but it can be even more difficult as a single parent.
So says reporter Jessica Yadegaran in a recent article about dating as a single parent — including some advice by yours truly — about:

Letting go of the guilt (”Date, but do it carefully”)
Having boundaries (”Don’t discuss your dates with your child”)
Getting [...]

Please Meet Chrissy from Glamour!

When I opened this month’s Glamour magazine, I was pleasantly shocked to find out that its new blogger, Christine Coppa, is a 26-year-old magazine editor who got knocked up and is writing all about it. Chrissy and I started to swap emails and today I invited her to meet all of you.
Please check out Storked [...]