My daughter texted me late in the afternoon last Saturday wondering what I was up to. She took practice ACT/SAT tests that morning and wanted to get out of the house to take a break. I told her I was in-between shows at Ain’t Too Proud and could meet for dinner. We had some quality…
Read moreShared Parenting
The National Parents Organization just released its 2019 Shared Parenting Report Card which is done every 5 years. The report raises a clear issue. Why must kids miss out on certain family relationships when parents divorce or separate? It’s cruel to have children who love both parents suddenly lose access to everything they knew. It’s cruel…
Read moreNew York Fails Report On Parenting After Divorce
This is from a press conference I was a part of yesterday: National Parents Organization (NPO) works to ensure that fit and willing parents receive equal time with their children during and after separation and divorce. The nonprofit works to help children enjoy the benefits of having both parents in their lives. Research shows children…
Read moreWhy Moms Should Support Shared Parenting
Alexandra Beckman, a Kentucky mother of seven children explains how the new parenting law will reduce stress on children of divorced parents. She has a story that needs to be shared. She lives in Kentucky, the ONLY state where shared parenting(50/50) is the default when parents separate. Alexandra is an advocate for shared parenting in…
Read moreErasing Family
ERASING FAMILY investigates family bond obstruction from multiple perspectives: Children whose moms or dads have been erased from their lives and siblings who can’t see each other. Part emotional roller coaster, part investigative expose, we follow the money to expose why loving moms and dads are erased from their kid’s lives by divorce courts….
Read moreFood Adventure With My Daughter
I’ve spent most of the summer with my son. It’s been wonderful having some father/son time. My daugher has been working here and there, making a few dollars of her own. She’s also spent time with her friends and with some extended family members. Last night she contacted me to let me know that her…
Read moreThe New Normal – Shared Parenting
Why must kids miss out on certain family relationships when parents divorce or separate? It’s cruel to have children, who on one day have both parents in their lives on a regular basis suddenly lose access to everything they knew, then relegate the other parent to become a visitor. There are several reasons for this…
Read moreNine Years
2010 vs 2019. We found the time to recreate the photo I took while we were on the hayride back in 2010. The last time I took my kids to Rocky Acre Farm was 9 years ago. A lot has changed over those years. I was a newly minted single father and was figuring out…
Read moreMeeting The Enemy: A Feminist Comes to Terms with the Men’s Rights Movement by Cassie Jaye
Cassie Jaye founded Jaye Bird Productions in 2008, which has since produced a collection of documentary films that have been praised for being thought-provoking, entertaining and respectful in representing multiple competing views within each film. Jaye is known for tackling complex and often controversial subject matters. Her latest film is The Red Pill. Prior to “The Red Pill”,…
Read moreSTILL THE MOST IGNORED DEMOGRAPHIC: SINGLE, BLACK FATHERS
You know how many deadbeat dads I know? NONE! ZERO!! Every “single father” I know is just like me. Every one. If you know anything about me, you know what that means. If you don’t know, look me up on the internet. All of us got screwed by the family court system in one way…
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