| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/16/2005 10:48:52 PM | OK everybody, I've seen enough postings where all the single dads are wondering where all the women who would date them are and vice versa. It seems there are lots of single parents (and some people without kids) who would love to met someone with kids. Being an older parent, I am one of those. Perhaps we could come up with some ideas to post on this site to make this possible. Got any great ideas you would like to share?
One single mom suggested to me that I hang out at McDonalds on Friday nights since that is often the night the single dads pick up their kids for the weekend and start it off with a simple meal out. Now, much as I don't agree with the McDonalds of the world, I thought this might be something to share with others who are willing to stomach the menu.
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/17/2005 4:52:51 AM | Good idea but!
If you go to McDonald's on a Friday night,and see a man our age with a small child,most probably the grandfather and not the dad.
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/17/2005 10:17:48 AM | I met a single dad on a weekend at the park once. He had his boys for the weekend and they were playing ball. He was so nice, but I just wasn't looking at the time.
Winter wouldn't be too conducive to this type of meeting place, but it's a thought for spring and summer.
I would LOVE to know where all the single dads are at! The men my age have very little idea what it means to have children, and that as much as I love spontaneity, it's isn't always a possibility. I dated one guy recently for 2 dates who got upset because I didn't turn my cell phone off during the date - what if there had been a problem at home (which there did end up being!)!!! Needless to say, I haven't gone out with him again...lol | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/17/2005 10:35:48 AM | | I think all of us single parents need to start wearing some sort of identifiying piece of jewelery, kind of like a married woman's wedding ring. I take my kids all over the place, parks, ballgames, fishing, and yes even McDonalds, and I never know which moms with kids are available or not. Anywhere your kids enjoy going with you is where other parents will be hanging out with there kids. | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/17/2005 10:38:54 AM | | i completly agree with that as a single dad people automatically assume mom must be near by when in reality she hasent even visited in a year in a half with the kids,, there should be a way for single parents to identify with each other easier. | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/17/2005 5:56:41 PM | LOL love the macaroni necklace idea... can't say I really wanna see many of those again... at least you can look forward to the time when they are too old to make them.
The most memorable meeting I've had with a single dad was at a Chargers football game. Just happened to be the guy sitting in front of me and it was raining like crazy. You just never know.
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/17/2005 8:10:40 PM | How about a "Plenty of Fish" hat such as the one pictured here? http://tinyurl.com/7hwne
or a becoming spider hat http://tinyurl.com/7ebbz
then we'd know who was really serious about attracting a mate! | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/18/2005 11:04:13 AM | | I found a website that suggested a few good ideas of where to meet single dads. Some may even work to find single moms! Going to a Little League game, to a model train exhibition, woodworking class. Places like that. McDonald's or places of the like aren't bad ideas either really. | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/18/2005 12:45:04 PM | well why dont WE ( the the single parents from POF) get together and do a singles thing, meet at crash crawlys or something like that , where we can all meet and at the least get the lil one's out of our hair for an hour or two ?
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/19/2005 2:54:06 PM | | I'd be there if someone was to host.Being a single dad,it's very hard to meet women.Want to be magician and make women disappear....tell em you got kids.....sad but true. | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/19/2005 8:17:11 PM | This site seems to be a good spot.....
...........Put yourself "Out there"
..........."Consciously Create" your own future.
...........live in "The Moment"
...........Love (yourself First)
...........BE OPEN MINDED!!!
This is your life..it's everywhere...and so is a companion.
Just because we don't see something doesn't mean it's not there so comunicate,That guy / girl at Mcdonalds who is not a single dad or Mom could know someone who is.
Communicate.....create...and dam it!!! be excited about it during the process... | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/20/2005 5:17:36 PM | I am a single mom of 4 girls--NOW that sends em running to ppl!
One thing i have been doing is attending a single parent grove in my area(Spruce Grove Canada). I meet o ther single parents(moms and dads). This gets me out of the house with the 'big ' ppl. I found out about POF from that group and am attending the POF new years party .
Another thing mt parents group is doing is a fundraiser--a single dance! This helps in many ways--we meet singles AND we get out PLUS let ppl know how single parent there really are. Most of us just seem to coast thru for weeks and not be social or notice the guy/gal that noticed us! | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/20/2005 5:36:08 PM | | When anyone finds any concrete places or ways of meeting people that are unmarried and receptive to dating a single parent, let me know I have been in the single parent circle since January and I have only dated one person that was recpetive to my situation and I met him online, otherwise many guys run faster than you can blink. | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/20/2005 6:35:10 PM | | It seems that the single moms that I meet are not necessarily single. The father of the kids is not necessarily in the picture, but someone else has stepped in. Prove me wrong ladies. | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/20/2005 11:34:20 PM | *looks around house*
NOPE no one stepped in here!
just me and kids ...sigh
and i have been on the dating scene since July but have been single for nearly 3 years now | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/21/2005 1:14:09 AM | | Well I haven't looked at your profile but I have said in a previous thread there are organizations out there for single parents. I know there is one that is a global organization call Parents Without Partners. If you do a search on the web I'm sure you will find info on it. Its not necessarily a place to meet a partner but it certainly is a good way to make friends with other single parents in the same boat as we are. | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/21/2005 10:51:05 AM | a lotta men are single dads for a reason...they might have issues with drink or drugs like my ex did but he's now married to an alcoholic druggie so he's not so single anymore i'm still a single mum but i'm happy to stay that way until i find that somebody who is not another him and if it means i've gotta have a relationship with b.o.b for the rest of my life...hell that beats the beatings and verbal abuse and the kids being woken up every night  | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/21/2005 6:00:39 PM | | Please dont' be so one sided iwanna. Many of us are single dads not because of problems with us but basically because the ex is the one that is totally messed. There are single weekend dads, single dads who have kids hardly ever see them, then the single dads like myself who have them 24/7 and thats because I can provide the best upbringing environment for them. I think the hole single parent thing needs to be redefined. To me if male or female says that they are a single parent then I would define that is that they have the primary custody of thier kids. If you don't have your kids full time how can you be considered a single parent as you aren't going through the heartaches and hassle of dealing with your kids 24/7, not being able to go out cause you always need to find a babysitter etc. blah blah blah think I'm gonna start a new thread. | |
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| Where and how to meet single parents
Posted: 12/21/2005 6:46:50 PM | | Lovelickin, unfortunaltely mostly women join those parents w/o partners, I have checked a few out. I have plenty of girlfriends and am ready to find a male partner to share my time with, I love my friends and I love spending time with them but they can't give you that one on one intamate time a man can and I would like that once in a while. | |
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