Most parents that I know want to raise socially aware and well-adjusted kids (whatever that means right?). Maybe I’ve just never come across them, but I’m yet to meet a parent that says, “when my child grows up, I hope that they’re terrible at interpersonal relationships” (I know you …
Every year at the stroke of midnight on January 1st millions of people celebrate and launch into the new year making resolutions about how they’re going to change their lives for the better. According to the Statistic Brain, 72% of you carry those resolutions through until January 8th… Good …
Mostly my words here are meant for men, men like me that are experiencing the challenges and joys of being a father in blended family situations, whatever they might be. Today though, I’ll break with that trend. On this special day, while we celebrate all mothers, I’d like to take …
Love… probably one of the most overused words in the english language. Think about it. How many times have you used that word this week. “Oh! I love roses” or “I just love that show.” After sitting back and thinking about it, I had to be honest with myself and …
So, it’s a new year. Congratulations on making it this far. During the past couple weeks I’ve heard and seen some pretty interesting things from people who are apparently expecting to be magically reborn into a much more productive, positive person. If that’s you, I’ve got some bad news. There’s …
Every once in awhile it’s important to take stock of yourself. I mean really sit back and analyze the things that you do and say. Why should you do this? Well I’m glad you asked. Last time I talked a little bit about change and what the process behind that …
Sometimes we can be the cause of our own frustration and recognizing when we are doing that is one of the keys to finding increased peace and happiness. One of those ways is having the expectation that people (our former partners) will change or respond to situations more appropriately as …
I’m not sure about you but every now and again someone will say something or a post will show up in my Facebook feed that attempts to remind me about the shared deficits of the male population. While I do understand that sometimes people get frustrated, have bad relationships …
There’s quite a bit out there on that what, when who and how of punishment in blended families. Should the non-bio parent punish the kids or not is a raging debate on the interwebs. So I figured, why not throw my voice into the fray. What harm could ever …
One of the first little tidbits of advice people give when relationships fall apart is get a good lawyer. Apologies to all of my lawyer friends, but that’s probably not the best thing for you and your family. There are of course, like most everything else, exceptions to this. Emily …
