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Category Archives: Talking to kids
Product of a Single Parent Dad
So, what’s it like being brought up by just your Dad. Here, the wonderful Alexa offers us her insight…Thank you Alexa – a brilliant guest post 🙂 ******************************************************************************* I recently watched a television programme where the lead characters wore t-shirts which … Continue reading
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Dad Trees!
Can OnlyDads please ask for your help? When we ran our Christmas Tree project last year the response from mums, dads, and more importantly children, blew us away! On our tree, children were invited to “leave a message for their Dad”. We … Continue reading
You’re dumped!
It is perhaps an obvious question when you run an organisation like OnlyDads – after all we deal with enquiries from single parents and those who are going through the often difficult process of divorce and separation. In that way … Continue reading
Posted in Bob blogs, Family life, Talking to kids
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Weekend Dad
It was on Boxing Day 2009 that I popped into the OnlyDads Office to pick up the inevitable “Christmas crisis” calls. When I got there the ‘phone was ringing; on the other end was a Dad who (crying) told me … Continue reading
Mother’s Day
M E M O R A N D U M To: Young People: From: A Dad Subject: Some suggested Do’s and Don’ts for Mother’s Day Don’ts Lets get this right from the start! Dispense with any notion that your Mum wants you … Continue reading
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Family Law: A Young Person’s Viewpoint
When this hand written letter arrived at the OnlyDads office we knew that it would resonate with many (I’ll say Dads, because it mostly is Dads) and their children. To readers of this post we have a request to make. … Continue reading
Putting Children First – Beki’s reflections
Another heart-felt post on what it means to “put children first” I know many parents will relate to the task of doing so “with an air of self-confidence that has been eroded.” This is brave writing, and hats off to Beki for … Continue reading
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Children First – from a mum
This is posted up with pride. Pride because the Mum who wrote this has chosen to trust OnlyDads to host it, and pride in the Mum herself; this post touches the heart for mums and dads who love their children … Continue reading
When Dads have to say Goodbye
An anonymous – yet true post “I dread saying good bye to my sons” says a divorced dad I’ll call Michael. “It hasn’t got any easier since my wife and I split up eight years ago. Because of this I … Continue reading
Dads, Puberty, and Daughters
At http://www.onlydads.org we are contacted by many single fathers looking for resources to help them and their daughters best deal with puberty. As some of you will know this is an area where mums and dads flounder. You can read … Continue reading
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