One single dad’s journey
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- February
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It’s not as if I need another book on my reading list, which is already backed up. But this one seems worth a look.
To hear him tell it, single dad blogger “Trey Ellis”:http://treyellis.com/blog had been plotting this out for a heck of a long time, even before he began writing in earnest three years ago. Initially, he simply sought to put together a memoir of his experiences as a single father. It kind of ended up being a little bit more than that.
“I was determined to capture the unvarnished truth,” he told me, “so I included events that evoke pity: my parents’ early deaths, my wife leaving me to raise our then three-year-old girl and eight-month-old boy, as well as revulsion: Internet porn and Brazilian hookers, as well as envy: beautiful French actresses, models, and an Italian countess.”
“As you will see in the book, the reason it took so long to finish was that I was living a life in search of an ending.”
Well, at least he seems to have found an ending for his book. “Bedtime Stories: Adventures in the Land of Single-Fatherhood”:http://treyellis.com/bedtimestories.htm makes me envious because I wish I had thought of it first.
But most of all, Bedtime Stories has me curious and interested to pick it up when it hits the bookshelves. Trey, who’s one of the single parent bloggers I’ve tracked down and put on the blogroll here, seems poised for some success with this. He’s even gotten an endorsement from writer Naomi Wolf, who called it “moving, funny, down-to-earth, sexy and delightful.”
So, best of luck to Trey. It’s on the top of my list.
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Jorge,
I’ll be getting a copy of it soon I hope. I also just bought and received this week “Dating for Dads”. A guide to dating for single dads without parenting poorly. Something I could have used six years ago, but better late than never right?
Hey, never too late. Personally, I’m no longer in circulation, as they say. But I’m certainly always willing to share the experiences, as Trey did with this book.
And thanks for reading. Keep it coming.