Posts by daddyray

Give him a kick in the butt. Tell him his visitation time is supposed to be to spend real time with his kids. Don't let him do laundry there. Don't let him do anything except focus on them -- play, help with homework, have a meal,...

Cash, grocery card, something like that that is practical and useful. I don't know what his situation is, but I struggle pretty hard to make ends meet. If he's like a lot of guys (and since he didn't want to tell anyone waht was going...

I don't belong to a group. I used to have some friends who had kids the same age as mine, but they've moved out of town. We used to do things like go to a hands-on or history museum nearby, nature walks, Nerf gun wars, cookouts, etc....

I've only used an electric razor a couple of times, but it was 20 years ago. It didn't seem like I got a very close shave. My father was telling me a while back that he thinks he got a better shave with the old safety razors and...

I haven't found many good parenting web sites and don't have family close by, so I read the threads here. Sometimes I want to respond so I created an account.

He'll stand when it feels natural to him, but if you're worried about it, you can appeal to his competitive side and have him "sink" Cheerios while he pees if he's tall enough. It takes a while to get across the idea that...

This is a real different situation than I found myself in ... but I'll say it hurt a lot to have my daughter kept away from me. I feel for both of you, but it sounds like a real mess. Like you said, though, it's not your fault the...

The kids and I all made it through the week thanks to your tips, everyone. Now I'm really, really appreciative of what my ex goes through every day and have offered her a little more help than I had before. Even if we don't get along,...

"you sound like a great daddy" I'm not there yet, but I'm working on it. The people here on this site are really helping me with that journey, too.

A lot of being attractive is being confident. You all know men and women who aren't traditionally good looking, but are really attractive because of their personalities. Some people are born with that kind of self-confidence and...