Archive for May, 2007
Publicize Your Father’s Day Gift
Jennifer Roback Morse is doing the unthinkable. She’s asking for stories from readers highlighting the contributions fathers make to the lives of their children. This is a great idea, and Jennifer’s tenacity is greatly appreciated. Kids, Step-Moms, Moms, and Significant Others: Please, take the time to send her a short story, anecdote, or list of [...]
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My Son’s a Genius and I’m Ungrateful
My son recently tested for the gifted program at his school, and we received his score a couple of days ago. It was pretty impressive. He scored 138 on a test that had a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 16. Essentially, he scored way above 2 standard deviations, which would easily put [...]
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Step Moms and Dads Matter
In the melee of divorce and post-divorce problems, the difficulties and importance of step parents are often overlooked. A recent post from a step mother really touched me. It truly captured the pain and suffering that non-custodial parents and step-parents must often endure. Thanks to the blogger at In this house, I’m the Mama for [...]
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Blind Man To Walk 55 Miles to Protest Lack of Visitation
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Dad Seeks Advice on His Post-Divorce Relationships
I received an email last night from a reader who would like advice on his current relationship woes from other readers . I’ve decided to stay out of this one for now and just see what advice others offer. Here’s the email in its entirety:
Here’s the synopsis:
I’m working on my 2nd divorce. I have 2 [...]
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Crazy Ex-wife Tells Kid His Dad is Taking Him to Disneyworld to Kill Him
A story on StrollerDerby helped reinforce my belief in Parental Alienation Syndrome as a very real and aggregious behavior. But more importantly, the story woke me up to a startling realization- that, to a lesser degree than some, I have been affected by it myself. The StrollerDerby article discusses a man who planned to [...]
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