Mixed and Step Families — The Good Men Project

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Batter Up

February 11, 2013 By Robert Steven Williams 2 Comments

My girlfriend’s 15 year old kid had played a year of Little League and hadn’t picked up a bat or glove since. This was an opportunity for us to bond, but the odds were stacked against us.

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I Like That My Ex-Wife’s Boyfriend Is Hairy

January 24, 2013 By Anonymous 9 Comments

Why another man’s back hair makes me happy.

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Filed Under: Anonymous Stories, Body Image, Featured Content, Mixed and Step Families, The Good Life Tagged With: back hair, bitterness, body image, competition, Divorce, empathy, ex wives, ex-wife's new boyfriend, guilty pleasure, happiness, joy, judging by appearances, kindness, male role models, men's bodies, Parenthood, pettiness, pride, schadenfreude, shame, teachable moment

The Kids May Be All Right, But I’m Not: My Ex-Wife’s Boyfriend Is Moving In

January 21, 2013 By Paul Schneider 4 Comments

After the news comes up over lunch with his kids, Paul Schneider finds himself digesting the news uneasily.

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Filed Under: Divorce, Mixed and Step Families, The Good Life Tagged With: children, cohabitation, custody, dating, daughters, Divorce, ex-wife, ex-wife's boyfriend moves in, ex-wife's new boyfriend, Families, fatherhood, jealousy, mixed families, The Good Life

Watching Him Go

December 13, 2012 By Edwin Lyngar Leave a Comment

Edwin Lyngar considers the “flaky” upbringing his oldest child had, with him for a single father.

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The Myth of the Normal Family Unit

December 12, 2012 By Corina Connell Leave a Comment

Corina Connell hosts a conversation among her co-parents on the evolving nature of the family unit.

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Filed Under: Mixed and Step Families, The Good Life Tagged With: co-parenting, extended family, family life, family units, mental health, modern families, nontraditional families, nuclear families, raising children, remarriage, shared custody, sharing custody, step-families

Supporting My Real Family

December 11, 2012 By Kieron Casey 5 Comments

Stepfather Kieron Casey wonders what it means to be a “real” father.

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Teach Your Parents Well

October 23, 2012 By Mark Sherman 14 Comments

Mark Sherman always thought he had been a great dad, until his son had the courage to enlighten him, and to give him a second chance.

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Filed Under: Advice & Confessions, Featured Content, Mixed and Step Families Tagged With: Cambridge, Claremont California, communication father son, Divorce, fathers and divorce, Forgiveness, Harvard, Las Vegas, making amends, Mark Sherman, men and divorce, parenting through divorce, Raising Boys, stepfathers

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