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Posted: 8/13/2005 10:35:35 AM | forever etched into my brain is the evening my son was born. When someone is born, they record the time and when the doctor looked at the clock to record the time (7:50pm) it was as if i was watching history..... awwww anyway.
When we separted, i was ok with our relationship changing but wasn't comfortable with how this affected my relationship with my son. Our relationship is great and it goes beyond father and son, for me its almost a spiritual connection.
many negative things were said and done
i mentioned this when he was 2... "if this continues he's just going to want to be with me oneday....
well he's 8 now and came to visit me 6 months ago. I tried to be civil and respectful for awhile but well some people are just mean and selfish i guess.
i've always believed in karma...
can you imagine being 8 and not wanting to see,talk or hear from your mom!
i never had to say anything, do anything and i've never spoke a bad word about her to my son. thats his mom.
when my son was in pre-school, a certian mothers day project they made alittle art thing...
he give it to me, and if he hurt himself at a park he would run to me.... | |
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Posted: 8/13/2005 11:09:45 AM | single part time dad of a great 4yr old girl
love every minute I get with her and miss her more than I ever thought I would miss anyone in my life on the days I don't see her | |
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Posted: 8/14/2005 4:51:47 PM | I love the fact that so many of you have taken on the responsibility of raising your children. It was a great read and I really have alot of respect for you father's.
Anyone can be a father but it takes someone special to be a dad.
I hope one day I will meet someone special in my life so we can begin to enrich each other's lives.
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Posted: 8/14/2005 7:57:28 PM | | well singledad of 13 year old identical twin boys here - no wonder women run away when i tell them........lol(hmmmm cud be the monkey face i put up too)lmao | |
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Posted: 8/14/2005 9:16:35 PM | I also am a single dad..
I have had full custody of my 11 year old son, since he was 3.
we like to refer to ourselves as " the mens club"
sad to say there are more and more men stepping up..its not sad that the men are doing it, but the fact that more and more women have lost that maturnal instinct, and are willing to give their children away, or they have less character, and GET their kids taken away.
anyway i just found this place, and its late so i havent read this thread all the way, i too am interested in seeing how women feel about single dads, and a relationship that involves another womans child as a package deal...... i'll be sure to read the entire thread soon as i get off work tomorrow | |
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Celyne
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Joined: 7/17/2005
Msg: 232 | |
| full-time single dads
Posted: 8/15/2005 12:57:29 PM | I have to commend all of you fulltime single fathers, you all really deserve a big hug and kiss.
My ex and I split half time week here week there, except for the baby (too young for daycare while with my ex)
He had only changed about half a dozen diapers before we split and he really has changed into an amazing father in the last year and I give him a hug and tell him every so often so he knows how much I appreciate it.
I hope you guys have someone to do the same for you :)
Celyne | |
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Posted: 8/15/2005 1:16:05 PM | You are a good woman Celyne. It really feels good to know that you are appreciated once in awhile. My ex is MIA, after seven years of marriage she gave up being a "Christian" and has opted for a life of intravenous drug use. The only time we hear anything is when she's in jail and sends the kids letters about how God is going to make everything better this time!
Yes I'm still a bit bitter! Anyway, my kids let me know on Father's day that they appreciate me, and there are people in my life who support me. My inlaws are great too! Single parents need someone to tell them what a great and unselfish path they have chosen.
So to all you single parents out there, male or female, Keep up the good work! You are awesome people! | |
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Posted: 8/15/2005 7:28:56 PM | | celyne i have to agree with humble pie. it does feel good to be appreciated by someone finally. i left the ex 8 years ago and got sole custody cuz of her boozing and by the time she did str8en out it was wayyyyyy to late to try salvage a family life again and to make matters worse -once she was finally thinking properly cancer took her 4 years ago but life goes on and me and my kids do our best to remember what good times (little as they may have been ) we did have with her. | |
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camryn
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Joined: 8/1/2005
Msg: 235 | |
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Posted: 8/15/2005 8:08:14 PM | Single dads rank extremely high in my books..It takes a special kind of fella to take on that responsibility..back in the "old days" it was unheard of. Kudos to all of you!  | |
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Posted: 8/19/2005 2:19:18 PM | It is beautiful that you can express your self and the relationship you have with your son in that fashion. Your son is very lucky. Kids are extremely smart. You are absolutlely right. You don't have to say anything. Kids do see actions or lack-of and they form their own opinions.
It must me so rewarding to know he sees in you the mother and father figure. | |
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Posted: 8/19/2005 3:36:51 PM | | That is so good that you are in your kids life. My daughters father could cear less about seeing her. I know how you feel a lot of men can't handle a woman with a child so it makes finding someone. But there are still some ladys out there who would love to date you even if you do have to kids hun. So keep your head up. Misty good job | |
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benix
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Joined: 10/15/2004
Msg: 238 | |
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Posted: 8/19/2005 4:16:24 PM | | I am a full time single father to a beautiful 10 year old daughter...her mother is not on the scene nor has been since she was one.......but I would'n t want it any other way, the experience of raising her has made an unseperable sp?bond between us. | |
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Posted: 8/21/2005 2:53:13 PM | Lonestarblue, you said....
""but so many times, the dads (and moms too) could care less about what is best for their kids.
*sigh* It's really heartbreaking""
My reply is that any schmuck can be a father. I takes a MAN to be a daddy. Personally, My two teens live with me and my youngest will be with us when she is legally old enough to make her choice. These kids take top priority. So few women want to compete with that. That's okay with me. If you can't take the whole package, you don't deserve us.
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Posted: 8/21/2005 7:09:58 PM | Im raiseing two boys on my own and wouldnt want it any other way.there 5 and 9 and will be the best thing I have ever had the chance to be a part of ,I love them beyond words,and when they tell me they love me it brings tears to my eyes,they are priceless...... | |
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basspl
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Joined: 3/16/2005
Msg: 244 | |
| full-time single dads
Posted: 8/21/2005 10:55:11 PM | Man, theres a lot more of us out there then i thought. So to all of us. WE ROCK
And thanks to all the single moms, YOU ROCK TOO | |
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Posted: 8/21/2005 11:05:54 PM | | been raising my 3 year old boy since birth by myself moms a meth-head not me though it was just a fling | |
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Posted: 8/22/2005 12:51:06 PM | | I'm a single Dad and my kids tell me by their love and hugs that I'm doing a great job daily... | |
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Posted: 8/30/2005 9:36:53 AM | So few ... want to compete with that. That's okay with me. If you can't take the whole package, you don't deserve us.
I have found that to be true in many circumstances also. So many people are intimidated by a ready made family, but sometimes you over look the best of both worlds by doing that. < my kids & during baseball season;)
signed,
CEO & President of Hunklet Ranch:) | |
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Posted: 8/30/2005 2:09:50 PM | | HEY to all the single dads out there HATS OFF TO US!!!!!Like me it was prabably a hell of a fight in the courts but worth it for the wellbeing of our children!!! MY champ has never been happyer in his life and as he gets older he understands why he,s with DAD!! and loves every day of it!!! LETS FACE IT GUYS THATS WHAT DRIVES US AND KEEPS US GOING AND GOING STRONGE!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK OUR CHILDREN WILL THANK US ONE DAY!!!!! | |
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Posted: 8/30/2005 6:09:03 PM | | Being a full-time single dad has been the most rewarding experience in my life. My daughter just turned two. | |
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Posted: 8/30/2005 8:16:09 PM | I'm a full time single dad of a lovely 12 yr. old daughter. I've had custody for the last 7 yrs. and wouldn't change a thing. In alot of ways its helped me to become more mature and responsible. | |
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