Posted in parenting, single parent dating on Jul 5th, 2011
This year, the fourth of July had new meaning for me as I am just a few months away from celebrating my daughter’s 18th birthday. Every teenager knows that this is the birthday that marks their independence from their parents. While it may be a small step in maturing into adulthood, it’s a [...]
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Posted in dating drama, romance on Jun 6th, 2011
I think Mike’s Romeo and Juliet post was dead on with one exception: I don’t think the delusions had anything to do with age. Do adolescents tend to meet cute members of the opposite sex, hear a couple of funny comments, see them do one thing that could be construed as mildly commendable and then [...]
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Posted in instinct, parenting on Aug 26th, 2010
It’s somber day for my daughter and I as we mourn the loss of our beloved cat. We both knew that this day was coming. We adopted Faith a little over a year ago and she was already fourteen years old. But it doesn’t matter how much you prepare for the loss [...]
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Posted in single parent dating on Jul 20th, 2010
I thought that I was happy. Or, at least, I thought I was putting on a good illusion of being happy. Whichever it was, I didn’t want my kids to know that my marriage was draining the life out of me and leaving just a hollow shell. I nearly had myself fooled and [...]
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Posted in single parent dating on Nov 9th, 2009
My daughter had her first date (with a boy who drives) and it got me to thinking about how her view has changed as far as dating is concerned. When she was younger I would hide my dating from her because, in her mind, it would have been a much bigger deal than it actually [...]
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