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Reflecting on the Year That Was 2025
It’s easy to forget that the world works differently for the creatures. Everything—from how they see adults to how time flows—feels fundamentally different from what their middle‑aged father…
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Navigating the Christmas Blues as a Single Parent
Christmas isn’t an easy time of year. There’s no way around it. The creatures have fun—they essentially get two Christmases—but I’m sure being pulled between two houses isn’t…
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Single Dad Life: Guilt, Overscheduling, and Overcompensating
The first time I heard about overcompensating, it was a story about someone else. A friend of a friend—a single, divorced mother—had bought her daughter an elaborate makeup…
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The tangled hair era: A Dad’s journey in hair management.
When I first started my single parenting journey, people—particularly older women—used to marvel at my ability to tie a ponytail. My daughter, around age four, had long hair…
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Carlisle Classic Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (or Raisin, if You Dare)
Years ago, when I bought my first house, I found an old cookbook tucked in a kitchen drawer. It was a photocopied collection of recipes from a local…
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Burning the banana bread and building a family kitchen
The first time I tried to make banana bread, it was a spectacular success—depending on how you define success. At the time, I was single and had decided…
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