Divorced dads: the forgotten parents -- The best laid plans: why do men marry and why did their marriage fail? -- The queen of mean and the mythology of motherhood -- Pushing dad away: "Did I mention anger?" -- Lawyers and liars: what dads lose in court -- Kids, kids, who's got the kids? The custody dilemma -- Dollars and sense: are men really the financial winners in their divorces -- In it to win it: can men find success in relationships beyond divorce? -- Where do we go from here? Lessons learned from divorced fathers
Summary
Diaries of a Forgotten Parent: Divorced Dads on Fathering Through and Beyond Divorce opens an intimate window on the lives of divorced men. Literature on divorce focuses primarily on its effects on women and children, but fair and personal accounts of the lived experiences of custodial and non-custodial fathers are less available. In this highly accessible text, ten American men share intensely personal reflections of guilt, pain, frustration, sacrifice, loneliness and pride. The men do not s ..
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253) and index
