Monday, January 26, 2009

A real resource for help and information for divorced fathers of children of all ages.

I want this to be an open forum for all fathers. I myself am the divorced father of a four year old boy. I have been divorced for 2 years now, and have learned many lessons already and can hopefully use this to help other dads be better dads. Let's learn from each other's victories and mistakes. A few quick things I've found in the past few years of this:
1. There are very few resources for the divorced father on raising your kids. There are however, a ton of single mom resources. Sometimes they work just as well, sometimes, not so much.
2. Dads, and guys in general, are not really that into networking with other dads or finding play groups for their kids. Most of these happen during the week, when we normally would be working, especially if you have younger kids. But there are many easy ways to integrate your kids social lives into yours.
3. It is completely manageable and actually very rewarding to raise your children!! You just need to make a plan that is YOUR plan, not one dictated TO you by your ex, your parents or your new girlfriend/wife, etc.
4. You have the right to be happy. Your kids have the right to be happy. Your ex has the right to be happy. Everyone either chooses to be happy or to be miserable. You have the duty though, to be a father. So why not be the best father you can be?
That's basically the overview. I'll learn as I go and keep up with the advice and lessons learned.

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