“Men, never give up. God created marriage and family to succeed and yours is not the exception.”
5 Pieces Of Advice Every Remarried Dad Needs To Hear
‘The shouts of relief were magic. It was finally time to bring them home.’: Couple share beautiful international sibling adoption
“When we gathered as a family to sing to Abraham, he couldn’t keep control of his emotions. His cake had a track hurdler on it and a toy car, his favorite things. And it had HIS name. It was a cake just to celebrate him.”
If Looks Could Heal, His Was The Balm For Our Blended Family
“My stepdaughter’s appearance has always been beautiful and unique. But to her, it was also an often-painful reminder to herself and the world that she was in fact, the outsider in our blended family.”
Preschool Teacher’s Advice For Raising Capable, Confident, Resilient Kids
“Our children are our future, and they live in an increasingly difficult and confusing world, so the most important thing we can teach them is that they are important, capable, and loved!”
11 Things The Remarried Dad Wants His New Wife To Know
“I don’t know how to be in a blended family any more than you do. I know I’m not the best at communicating my feelings, but I need you to know I am doing the very best I can.”
5 Things Co-Parenting Is Not
“It all stops being fun and games when one or more people decide to take it upon themselves to play judge, jury, and executioner. Things get complicated, high conflict personalities flare, resentments resurface, and we’re back at ground zero.”
Kids With ‘Show Up’ Parents Become ‘Show Ups’ Themselves
“My dad was my Show Up guy. When he had a stroke a few weeks ago, he was met with a Show Up daughter.”
I Found A Baby Abandoned In The Trash, And Unexpectedly Became A Single Adoptive Dad
“I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. My eyes prickled with tears hearing the suffering in his voice as he cried. The very next day at the hospital, I was asked, ‘Would you like to be his legal guardian?'”
‘Everything in my life was crumbling and I COULD NOT STOP until physically stopped.’: Man shares how he achieved long-lasting sobriety after addiction journey
“I stood by her crib and stared at the greatest gift I had ever been given, my beautiful baby girl. As I looked at her, tears flooded out of me uncontrollably. I couldn’t drink — if not for me in that moment, for her.”
Co-Parenting Is Not About Perfection, But Consistent Effort
“We don’t have to be best friends, follow each other on social media, hang out as a family, or even communicate about non-child centered things… but we do have to make it work for our kids.”