4 Years Since My First Post

I saw someone took a look at my “Greatest Pet Show” post a few days ago on the 4-year anniversary of this blog. A link to the post’s 2-part video from August 2009 is set forth below. https://fatherhoodinterruptedblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/19/kaitlyn-sky-put-on-the-greatest-pet-show-featuring-our-dog-kokie-august-2009/ On this Father’s Day 2021, I want to take a moment to tell you what I love …

Happy Birthday Skylar

https://videopress.com/v/F5dP4PqH?preloadContent=metadata Hi Sky, Around 8:30pm tonight, you were born 14 years ago. In some respects, it seems like just yesterday. I can remember the drive to the hospital -- including, a slight detour to the parking lot of Purebread -- before recommending to your mom we bail on the idea and just continue on to …

Happy Birthday Kaitlyn

Happy 16th birthday.... Wow, the years have flown by. Just want you to know that a day doesn’t go by without me thinking of you. While I am unable to do anything else, you need to know that I always have, and always will, love you. From the moment I first held you a little …

Parental Alienation Happens to Children and Affects Everyone

Below is an excerpt from Karen Woodall’s November 8, 2019 blogpost calling for a change in the way parental alienation is viewed (and addressed) by society. I want my girls to know that when I raised parental alienation during and after the separation and the divorce, I wasn’t simply raising it as a parental rights …

White Christmas

https://youtu.be/YsxBCb03JCo Kaitlyn and Skylar, Just read my post to you from last year.  Wherever you are and with whomever you are spending Christmas with this year, may your Christmas be merry and bright.  And, maybe next year it will also be white. I love you. Dad PS- In addition to “White Christmas,” Bill Murray’s “Scrooged” …

Prayer of an Alienated Parent

Recently, I was cleaning up some files on my phone and stumbled upon this prayer in my notes.  I decided to post it just as I wrote it three and a half years ago. **** Dear God, Hear my prayer. My calls go unanswered. My texts unreturned. Many nights come and go Without having heard …

December 16th

Skylar, Thirteen years ago, today, at around 8pm, you were born.  Every time I drive by the exit for the hospital, it reminds me of that day.  The moment you were born, you looked right at me and had me in awe. I remember you being measured and weighed, swaddled by the nurse, and then …

October 19th

Happy birthday, Kaitlyn. On this day at around 12:45am fifteen years ago, you were born.  I remember it like it was yesterday.  You amazed me the second you looked at me. Hope you have a wonderful day.  Know that I would celebrate with you if I could. I love you.

Truthful & Grateful

Going to keep this short.  In mid-2017, I was broke and essentially homeless.  I had $20k in my bank account and was approximately $70k in debt. Realizing Daisy Jane needed to be cared for in the event I was unable, I visited Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue (www.dvgrr.org) with Daisy to make plans to give …

Kaitlyn & Sky put on the “Greatest Pet Show,” featuring our dog, Kokie (August 2009)

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