Blended Family Vacations – How to be Successful

Submitted by Shirley Cress Dudley
You and your new spouse/boyfriend are wondering what to do about a vacation… 
Do you have the fantastic idea of taking your newly blended family on a three-week car ride all around the United States?
Uh oh… maybe you haven’t thought this through.                       
Your spouse/boyfriend is asking if maybe we should just take separate [...]

Parental Alienation: “A Uterus, Divorce Papers and Bruises”

Submited by: Cathy
Father’s right activists have been attempting to have Parental Alienation Disorder added to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V), the American Psychiatric Association’s “bible” of diagnoses.
The National Organization for Women learned about the effort and is concerned. They have now sent out an Action Alert [...]

In Defense of Dads who Leave

Submitted by: Maya
As a child of divorce I suddenly have an urge to talk about something that lies very deep within yet can be scratched so easily…
I hated it when my kids would ‘have’ to go to their dad’s house.  They’d pack, half reluctantly, half excitedly ~ and I think they’d pick up on my [...]

Is it Wrong to Slam Deadbeat Dads on TV?

Submitted by Delaine
 
What do you think of the idea of a reality show that exposes fathers who refuse to pay child support?
 
This is what divorced dad and author Joel Schwartzberg recently opined on in his article, “Is it Wrong to Slam Deadbeat Dads on TV?”  Cause apparently Lifetime TV has announced their intention to air such a [...]

Fathering, It’s About Love, Not Courage

I feel ill equipped to write about Fathers and Father’s Day. My father was an adequate father. I knew I was loved but I also knew that his children’s needs were not his main priority.
My children’s father went six Father’s Days with no contact with his children. They sent him a gift and [...]

The Fake Smiles We Give Our Kids – Are We Fooling Them?

Submitted by Delaine
 
I love my kids more than life itself.  And since getting divorced, I’ve worked hard to ensure they not only adjusted, but thrived.
  
But sometimes life circumstances have beaten me down.  And my kids have seen me cry.  They’ve seen me stare out the window.  They’ve seen the shell of a woman named mom [...]