Steve Axelrod reflects on the difficulties of balancing fatherhood, dating, and divorce.
Divorce
Gossip and TV Dinners: Scenes From a Divorce #6
Steve Axelrod remembers the pressures that small-town gossip put on his marriage, and jealousy affected his life after marriage.
Putting Your Divorce in Context, For Yourself and the Kids
We kept it simple when telling our kids we were getting divorced. We tried to keep our feelings in check and really listen to the kids.
The First Pancake Theory: Scenes from a Divorce #5
After his divorce, Steve Axelrod found dating to be so difficult that he really thought he should have been quarantined to prevent himself from doing it so badly.
A Return to Wholeness After Divorce
The Whole Parent writes about his journey past divorce to become a better father and a better man.
The Women Problem, Post-Divorce: Scenes from a Divorce #4
Steven Axelrod thought that dating after he divorced would be the easy part. After all, woman had been flirting with him for years. It wasn’t until he was single again that he figured out why.
The Tell-Tale Wedding Ring: Scenes from a Divorce #3
After his divorce, Steve Axelrod just wants to get rid of a wedding ring that he never much wanted anyway. But in exchange, he receives information he didn’t really want to know.
We Were Almost a Family Again, While the Song Lasted: Scenes From a Divorce #2
Steve Axelrod describes a Christmas morning filled excruciatingly normal moments of a life gone awry.
It’s Finally Over. Why Am I So Surprised?: Scenes From a Divorce, Part 1
Steven Axelrod, with part one of a seven part series from the front lines of modern divorce.
Reconciliation with My Ex-Wife, Courtesy of Her Husband’s Cat
Out of the frozen battleground of divorce, détente and a revitalized friendship emerged between my ex-wife and me, thanks to Max the cat.
The Emotional Fallout of Divorce and the 5 Stages of Relationship Grief
Andrew Lawes knows how you can hit bottom after a divorce. But he’s here to tell you how to survive.
HuffPost Live: GMP Dad Blogger Mark Greene Joins Divorce/Co-Parenting Conversation
Divorce, co-parenting and how we can recharge as parents, is the subject of conversation on Nancy Redd’s HuffPost Live segment
Batter Up
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.
3 Secrets to Dating the Single Co-Parenting Dad
Single dads are fiercely committed to their little ones saying, by action and by word, “you are loved.”
Kid Weekends
Thomas Fiffer anticipates the beginning of a weekend with his boys.
The Kids May Be All Right, But I’m Not: My Ex-Wife’s Boyfriend Is Moving In
After the news comes up over lunch with his kids, Paul Schneider finds himself digesting the news uneasily.