#divorceddad

In all honesty, when an incident like the one in this note happened in college, I'd usually just hide in my room until someone else took care of it. ⁣ ⁣ Unfortunately, you can't do that in parenting. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Now when the kids wake up in the middle of the night, it's word vomit, and all the things freaking them out in life showing up in their dreams. ⁣ ⁣ Vomit is much easier to deal with. ⁣ ⁣ ---⁣ #newbaby #divorceddad #family #parenting #lifewithkids⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #parentinglife #fatherhood #notes #messagewithabottle #fathersofinstagram ⁣#tbt #throwback https://www.instagram.com/p/B16BfT9AFcI/?igshid=g1n4vfzgbxf5

2nite @ Tokyo Beat ▪ no cover ▪ let's get it ✌#neuropunk #hellodj #dcml #gabrielmoya #divorceddad #leisuresportsrecs #house #techno #acid #electro #bass #juke #footwork #acid #rave

The kids are with me until school starts on Thursday. ⁣ ⁣ I’m working this week, so I can’t take them anywhere, at least not for very long. ⁣ ⁣ What’s on the TV? YouTube.⁣ ⁣ Why is my daughter's one leg up in the air? Not a fucking clue. ⁣ ⁣ What's playing in my headphones? White noise. ⁣ ⁣ I’d rather listen to hours of high-frequency fart noises than another blind bag opening, a hunt for the Game Master, or Funnel Dad. ⁣ ⁣ It's going to be a long 48 hours. ⁣ ⁣ —⁣ ⁣ #family #parenting #lifewithkids⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #parentinglife #fatherhood #notes #messagewithabottle #fathersofinstagram #workfromhome #backtoschool #noise #coparenting #singledad #divorceddad (at New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B18470mgQ1O/?igshid=18xxsf8jibhn4

The ex and I realize we aren’t the norm.⁣ ⁣ We know that other divorced couples are different because we hear the stories. ⁣ ⁣ More than stories, we get the comments. People say “you and your ex get along? That’s weird.” or “Every divorced couple I know hates one another.” ⁣ ⁣ We’re considered weird because we don’t hate one another, use the kids against one another, fight over the same issues that sprung up in our marriage, talk badly about one another in front of the kids or other people, or do the things divorced couples. ⁣ ⁣ When people ask how it’s possible to remain after splitting, the answer is usually the same. ⁣ ⁣ “We just got over shit.” ⁣ ⁣ That’s really it. Maybe neither of us forgot, but both of us forgave.⁣ ⁣ It took time. It took work. It took remembering all the things we like about one another. ⁣ ⁣ We’re far from perfect. We still have disagreements. We still argue from time to time. It’s usually about the kids. ⁣ ⁣ We get over it pretty quick because we understand we’re standing our ground in an attempt to do what we feel is best for our kids. ⁣ ⁣ I realize in some cases getting along with a former spouse just isn’t possible. One or both individuals are impossible to deal with day in and day out. ⁣ ⁣ He or she is willing to have the exact same fights, make the same awful, hurtful comments, and continue to make the other person’s life a living hell. ⁣ ⁣ These reactions are done typically out of pain, spite, retribution, and ultimately heartbreak.⁣ ⁣ In some instances, a person is just a straight-up asshole. ⁣ ⁣ As the expression goes, “some people just want to see the world burn.” ⁣ ⁣ Whatever the situation, if you’re stuck co-parenting with a person intent on watching the world burn, try to be the bucket of water that keeps the flame from spreading. ⁣ ⁣ Don’t take the bait.⁣ ⁣ Be the bigger person. ⁣ ⁣ Turn the other cheek. ⁣ ⁣ You’ll never change who they are, but you can change the way you react. ⁣ ⁣ Be the bucket. ⁣ ⁣ —⁣ ⁣ #coparenting #singledad #singlemom #divorceddad #family #parenting #lifewithkids⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #parentinglife #fatherhood #notes #messagewithabottle #fathersofinstagram⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1q-LH2geje/?igshid=12f0smld5vyqc

Special thx to @samantha10780 for the inspiration. #family #parenting #lifewithkids⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #parentinglife #fatherhood #notes #messagewithabottle #fathersofinstagram #workfromhome #backtoschool #noise #coparenting #singledad #divorceddad https://www.instagram.com/p/B1-BP2wAFC7/?igshid=1h0bz00vpl81k

I’m not currently dating anyone, and have no interest in dating at the moment, but if I were it’s one of the first questions I’d ask a woman. ⁣ ⁣ Ok, it would be the second question. ⁣ ⁣ The first question would be, “please tell me what’s in the ‘continue watching’ section of your Netflix account?” ⁣ ⁣ — ⁣ ⁣ #dating #parenting #singledad #singleparent #datingadvice #datingapp #divorceddad #weekends #singlelifeproblems (at New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzyGcRAgF-v/?igshid=13habolo42act

She didn't think I was listening or maybe she didn't care. . . . Dora asked "what was your favorite part of today's adventure?" and that's when she uttered this response ever so softly. . . . Yeah, mind your own business, backpack bitch. . . . #dads #dadlife #dadsofinstagram #dadstuff #funny #kids #lifewithkids #parenting101 #truth #parenting #parentingtips #parentinglife #parentingdoneright #parentingwin #fatherhood #parentingproblems #handwriting #notes #messagewithabottle #divorceddad #singleparent #nickjr (at Lawrenceville, New Jersey)