| full-time single dads
Posted: 2/17/2008 10:38:13 AM | | Full time single dad of two teenagers (17 3/4 yo daughter and 13 yo son). | |
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Z07
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Joined: 1/5/2008
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| full-time single dads
Posted: 2/18/2008 6:37:58 AM | I just read your story it made me feel really sad, this guy needs a vasectomy, makes you wonder why he is allowed to go around having babies, and the women are as bad they should take on these kids and love em. stories like this anger me, I have 2 boys but cruelly Joe my youngest was taken from me suddenly at age of 12 by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 18 months ago, the only person keeping me going is my 17 year old who i treasure every second.
I hate the fact that these people dont want to look after or love their kids, i would give anything to have my beautiful son back. These type of people make me sick!
would like to say Good for you single dads! who are looking after your kids and loving them, my ex husband isnt a single dad but he has always been a really good dad to our boys and they love him, and i thank him for that. | |
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Posted: 2/18/2008 11:41:07 AM | | I'm a single mom. I prefer single dads, they seem to be the only ones who can understand my time limitations. | |
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Posted: 2/18/2008 12:38:36 PM | | Im a proud single dad of 2 girls they are my world. but I am having problems dating. When the woman finds out I have kids its like they run away. Any body else has that problem? | |
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| full-time single dads
Posted: 2/18/2008 1:56:05 PM | | Well, I regretfully here to say your not the only single Dad around, not these day's. I have been a single Dad to my daughter now for five year's now, ever since she was in kindergarten, she's almost 10 now. There has been a few rough times but together we pulled each other through them...LOL. I actually gave up my life for my daughter for 5yr's now I'am trying to rediscover myself and try to start living again for me too. So take care of your children Daddies because in the long run they maybe all that you have.....Bye. | |
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Posted: 2/22/2008 10:19:18 AM | | i am a single dad with 2 kids and work full time but its worth every second of it .it can be hard as i get no help from my family .atleast i am giving my kids a stable life to grow up in ,my kids can talk /ask me about anything and i will give them a answer . my kids no that they will allways come first before any woman i meet. so enjoy being a single dad and spending time with your kid it will get easier | |
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Posted: 2/22/2008 12:37:43 PM | | Proud single dad of a 12 year old girl, wouldnt change it for anything, she does want more independance now, but being the over possesive dad lol, im not to keen lol, have been lonely as in the period of 8 years ive been a single parent, ive not had a relationship, im a fully paid up member of the monks lol, but all woth it | |
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Posted: 2/22/2008 5:06:43 PM | | i no a old guy from paisley scotland who used to be a monk then one day he said being a monk is not for him .he missed /needed great sex . so he met a woman and fell in love and now the randy old guy has 9 kids so it mite not be that bad being a monk . | |
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| full-time single dads
Posted: 2/22/2008 7:44:41 PM | Over here!!
Single Dad 24/7 twice...
6 1/2 y.o bio daughter..&
16 1/2 y.o. step-son...
Nice jacket 400 dollars
Nice car 25,000 dollars
Nice house 250,000 dollars
Being a Dad Priceless | |
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| full-time single dads
Posted: 2/23/2008 6:53:01 PM | I been a full time parent for almost 6years and love every second of it.
All I can say is any time you have sex you can produce a child and you should be mature enough to take care of them for atleast 18 years. | |
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| full-time single dads
Posted: 2/23/2008 7:48:39 PM | I must say after runninga single parent group for 2 years now I have a growing respect and admiration for single fathers. Its not easy... not that parenting or better yet single parenting is easy, but single fathers do not have as many resources and support groups out there. If you are a single father you can contact me and I can give oyu information about the group i run and how to tap into resources.
As for dating single fathers, at first i was hesitant but now I see how rewarding it is because they understand you and know what its like to have to cancel last minute or when your child runs a fever and you can't attend that special event.
Hats off to all you single fathers out there that care enough to be a strong role model for your children despite how tough it can be. | |
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Posted: 2/29/2008 1:59:14 AM | | I'm a single dad to four sons and although tough at times it does have many rewards, just a shame it took losing my wife to cancer to make me realise how hard being a single parent can be, yet another reminder of how many things we take for granted in life. | |
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| full-time single dads
Posted: 3/1/2008 12:35:36 PM | | Well although i am in the UK I am a single dad of 2 daughters...! plenty of us out there..! | |
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Posted: 3/1/2008 1:01:20 PM | to the second part of the question... i am just getting out of a relationship with a single dad with primary custody of two daughters, 5 and 9 (bio mom has little involvement). we met thru our kids, as i have a 4 year old daughter who was having regular playdates with his 5 year old. i always imagined that this is how i would meet men because it is virtually impossible to date any other way!!!
that said, i found myself EXPECTED to do the motherly stuff for both my child, and his...i also found myself micromanaging his parenting (especially with girls, as he is not so warm and fuzzy...) and becoming extremely angry that he was not more proactive on certain issues (like his eldest daughter getting molested by bio-mom's boyfriend). i just felt like, in terms of a real "future", i was not willing to hang with this type of scenrio. on the other hand, he treated me and my daughter like princesses, which i am eternally grateful for. there was also the ever-present dynamic of the blended family...constant jockeying for position by virtually all parties involved, including bio-mom who would tell her children, "you want HER (meaning me) to be your mom instead of me" . they would come home from brief stints with bio-mom all surly and nasty and cruel to my daughter and i.
So...to really answer the question...i would still date a single dad, but proceed with caution! | |
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Posted: 3/1/2008 1:54:25 PM | | To the OP: I am a single dad - not full time though, I only have half-custody. The greatest 6-year-old in the universe =) | |
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| full-time single dads
Posted: 3/1/2008 6:40:17 PM | single dad of 2 children
it made me wake up real quick being that my daughter is almost 13
you have to sacrifice alot to make their world go round
its all worth it though knowing that they are happy given their circumstances of having only 1 parent most of the time | |
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Posted: 3/1/2008 7:29:22 PM | | Me too...I've been a single father with sole custody of my two sons; ages three and four for over two years now. Their mother has had no contact in over a year...it's a lot of work for sure, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else. Another friend of mine is also a single father of three kids; has been for a few years. When I first started this, I too thought I was the only one out there. Men like us have a long way to go to beat down the stereotypes other men have written for us. We are still a bit of an enigma, but we are making strides to prove that there are good, caring men who are willing to care for their children 110% no matter the reason. God bless you and your children. | |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 5:14:11 AM | same here, full time single dad to a 3 year old girl.
and i feel the same way, trying to find anyone a mother or otherwise, chicks just dont seem to be as willing to try even getting to know a single father.
when if they have their own kids or what some, they should be more willing to, at least they would know were responsible and capable/want to look after kids | |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:42:26 AM | | Gotta say I feel your pain brothers. I've been raising 3 children for going on 6 years now. They are 9, 11 and 13 now. I get no support at all and their mother lives over 400 miles away. I have been in 4 relationships in the past 6 years, each one ending no doubt because of my situation with the kids. Most women won't come out and tell you that it's because of your kids either. I think that they realize how selfish they are being and don't want to seem so, so they'll make something else up like, I just need some space, or I don't see our relationship going anywhere. The first woman I married had 2 children when we met, I was more than willing to step up to the fatherhood role. We've been divorced almost 18 years now and her kids still call me dad. I get pictures of their children and the youngest one sent me the only Valentine card that I got except from my little girl with me (she's 9 going on 17). I would love to find a woman who can realize that a single father is a man not afraid of commitment and demonstrating it by their commitment to their children. So I've lost 4 women, my career and probably a good deal of my sanity because of my 3 children. Would I give them up for anything? Not a chance. It's a non negotiable item. But keep the faith brothers, somewhere there has to be a woman who will realize that a single father will offer them more than the love they have in themselves, that they can actually earn the love of the man and his children. I guess the woman willing to make the sacrifice required to enter into a ready made family would be a very special person. In the mean time, I only have 10 years to go before I can believe that I can put myself almost first. | |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 12:20:45 PM | | The part that really throws me for a loop as I talk to more and more people both in real life as well as here on POF is how many single mothers don't want to date a single father because of the added strains it puts on a relationship! How ridiculous is that?! Dating with kids is NEVER going to be easy. If single mothers start excluding us hard-working dads, and the single ladies don't want us where are we to turn next? Married women?! No thanks. I'll turn to masturbation before that happens. I know this group of women isn't in the majority but it is kind of funny to hear that crazy twist of irony from them. | |
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don06
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Joined: 4/22/2007
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| full-time single dads
Posted: 3/2/2008 1:32:32 PM | | I have been a full time single dad for about a year; my question is this "Is there a reason women aren't interested in dating a single dad?" I know I am not the best looking guy on here, or the one with the best personality, but please give some input! | |
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| full-time single dads
Posted: 3/2/2008 3:46:16 PM | I am as well, but I know exactly what your saying it feels like u are the only one out there. I always have a hard time dating because as soon as I mention that I have a kid, its like they all seem to part... | |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 4:36:59 PM | I feel like being a single parent not jus for dads teach u responsibiliies not for your self but for others i think its apart of growning up. being a single dad put u in a reality of how hard it really is 2 take care of kids and wat our parents went through wit giving themselves and putting their children first. I learned how to give my self more and not think of my self first my kids came first and i felt good to giving and caring for something that was apart of me. Having a child showed me that it dont matter how big r little u are u should treat others with respect because we all was a child before so you should want to give to your child more love. oh and if its not your child you still should have the common sense to treat other people child as you would want yours to be treated    | |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 5:49:57 PM | I think single dads are **HOT**
It says a lot about their character and how responsible they are. Your childrens should ALWAYS be your #1 priority, mother or father. | |
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