Parenting, My Way

Divorcing Dads

Ten and a half months after the divorce, Mark is planning his new weekly routine as his family starts the new 2-2-5 parenting schedule, and we discuss ways to make the parenting schedule smoother. Mark continues to enjoy being able to parent his way as a single parent, as reflected by a fun trip he took his kids on. On the dating front, Mark is exhausted by having to care about and communicate with people that he doesn't feel a strong interest in, which leads him to reflect on whether or not this is the right right time for him to be dating.
Topics include:
• Taking a solo trip with the kids for the first time.
• The shining benefit of being a single parent: Not needing to take the partner's preferences into considerations when planning activities
• The benefit of having kids transition between parents through school, rather than from one parent to the other.
• In dating, what are the signs that there is (not) chemistry when meeting someone new?
• Does dating someone necessarily mean having to invest a lot of emotional energy in the dating partners?

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