Christmas Lessons For The Newly Divorced Dad

My 1st Christmas as a newly divorced dad. Very awkward. I woke up on Christmas day by myself. Not what I had imagined for myself at this stage in my life, but that was the reality. And now that I know that nothing trumps reality, I also know that I have to be 100% prepared [...]

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Building A Father’s Christmas Tradition

This is my first true Christmas as a single dad. Last year, I was a mess. I had only been out of the house a couple of months. My ex-wife (and I) decided that I would spend the night on Christmas Eve and we would do Christmas in a somewhat familiar fashion for the kids. [...]

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Be Thankful, Reminding Myself

Facebook can be dreadful for a divorced dad… my “friends” constant updates and complaints about having to deal with multiple families and travel for Thanksgiving…what to do? I know that this “complaining” is really a form of being thankful. The activity, having something to do, is welcomed. Everything is relative, which can deceive us into [...]

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My Children’s Health: AntiOxidants vs. Influenza

1. Am I doing what is best for my children’s health? 2. AntiOxidants to help fight influenza. 1. I must admit that, since my divorce, I have been growing into a bit of a fanatic about not only my health, but especially the health of my children. I am working on a few things concerning [...]

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Math homework is easy…with an iPhone

Helping children with homework is easy with an iPhone. To have an iPhone is a wonderful thing during homework time. I found a great site, Math is Fun, the other night when I was fact finding my own teaching to my daughter. I had to look up array to double check my own thinking. This [...]

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Why Drawing a Dog is Badass…

Small Activities With Your Children Are Huge So my daughter loves to read. It is a bond that we have: she knows how proud I am of her because I always let her know it. She will call me just to tell me what page she is on while reading any particular book. We have [...]

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