Creative story for single Dad's--Will I ever be loved again and do I care?

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WILL I EVER BE LOVED AGAIN…DO I CARE?

  1. Keep the dates out of the home until you are sure you love this person and they love you;
  2. Don’t ask your children to be the arbiters of which one might be the best one to go after;
  3. Don’t include the children on those first dates to see if things will work out between them and the perspective newcomer or because you want to make sure the other person knows exactly what they’re getting into, it just puts everyone on the spot to "prove something";
  4. Make sure that you aren’t just "in lust". Spend some time finding out if you both agree on how to parent and what values children should be brought up with, especially yours;
  5. When the lust comes, experience it at her place or a hotel. Don’t trivialize it or embarrass your children into having to accept it. Despite what they tell you, it is a big deal to them. Besides, what reason could you possibly give yourself for justifying making them a part of something you yourself aren’t fully committed to yet. Children learn by the example we set. When we teach casual pre-marital sex and bringing it into their home we not only lose our right to self-righteous indignation when they treat themselves the same way but we also rob them of the right of privacy in their own home;
  6. Once you have found ‘the one’ and you have taken the time to build a solid relationship with them first, give them the time to do the same with the children. Remember, you are enough for your children forever if that’s what it comes down to;
  7. When you find the oneand done all the above and more, give them the time and space to develop their own relationship with your children separate from you. There will be times when you are not around and they must learn to love and respect each other for who they are without you as part of the equation.

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