Single Parent Travel

To be honest, I count my blessings each day. For the most part, my kids are well behaved, polite, and seem to have their heads screwed on straight. Last night, I had my doubts as my cell phone woke me from a sound sleep. The good news is that there was not an accident; but [...]

This year is a big one for me!  I recently celebrated my 2nd 25th birthday and I feel fantastic. While the economy has everyone concerned, I am thankful that I can still put food on the table and a roof over the heads of my kids!  But not for long. You see, my son is [...]

Well, OK so it is not really “beer’ pong, but my 14 year old was at a friend’s house over the long weekend and she was telling me how she and her friend soundly kicked the collective butts of two other friends in “soda pong.” OK, it is not beer and at 14 that is [...]

I may get in trouble for this (after all I am never allowed to tag her on Facebook), but my daughter had an assignment in school recently and I wanted to share. Well, it was more of an assignment for me as she wraps up her senior year in high school and prepares to head [...]

I sit here stunned at the news coming from Penn State University over the past few days.  With each day the scandal grows and more people become involved. It seems that everyone (at least initially) is working to cover their collective butts. I have my own opinions on this and I will keep them to [...]

Recently, a Facebook friend asked a question that evolved into a heated debate and I wanted to ask you what you thought. Every child has a mom and a dad–that is the way it is. Some parents are more involved and others are less involved in the upbringing of their children. We have already discussed [...]

The other day, I got into a deep discussion with a friend on parental involvement. We both agreed that under ideal circumstances it is best for the children. But we all live in a non-ideal world. With few exceptions, none of us came into adulthood looking to be single parents. My ex wife and I [...]

No doubt bullying is an issue today. Perhaps I led a sheltered childhood, but I don’t remember childhood bullies going to the extremes that the bullies of today do.  Maybe at worst, you were shoved around, pushed down and laughed at–and then it was usually over. Today is a different world and what is sad [...]

Warning: Please don’t try this at home!  One of our readers sent me this email which I found hysterical. We all have done stupid things with our kids–it’s all about learning how to raise them. But I have to wonder what some of these people may have been thinking? Although, if I am absolutely honest, [...]

Could you do it? I was reading an interesting article about vacationing with your ex as a way to keep tight with your kids. Most famously, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore have vacationed together successfully. I have done it–once, by accident. I was spearheading a fundraising cruise on the Carnival Fantasy from New Orleans and [...]