Single Fathers

Respect Between Fathers and Sons

Ken Solin | Posted 05.15.2012

Ken Solin

I always remember Saint Patrick's Day because that's the day my son was born 45 years ago. I raised him as a single father from the time he was a year old and felt a depth of love I've never experienced before or since.

Rick Santorum's Latest Target -- Single Moms

Lara Bergthold | Posted 05.06.2012

Lara Bergthold

If politicians like Rick Santorum want to promote stable families, they should start by respecting all families. I can think of a lot of things that are making "the fabric of this country fall apart." Loving single parents are not one of them.

Is Single Parenthood Child Abuse? Proposed Law Says Yes.

Posted 03.03.2012

A controversial bill targeting single parents came to the table at the Senate Committee on Public Health, Human Services and Revenue public hearing in...

Best Cities To Meet Single Dads

Julie Spira | Posted 08.18.2011

Julie Spira

As we approach Father's Day, it's time to honor the single dads who have returned to dating and are looking for another chance at love. For the divorc...

Love, Loss And, Suddenly, Single Parenthood

Matt Logelin | Posted 11.17.2011

Matt Logelin

The pulmonary embolism that killed my true love came on so quickly that there was no detecting it, and worse, no stopping it. In an instant I became a single father and a widower.

Flying Blind: Entering Enemy Territory to Do What (You Think) is Right

Crai S. Bower | Posted 06.08.2011

Crai S. Bower

I've never been in the military, but my covert operation to reclaim my child in the late 90's felt similar to the psychic g-force that must accompany a soldier...

Dead Moms = Better Dads?

Vicki Larson | Posted 05.25.2011

Vicki Larson

There was a lot of excitement two years ago when Clive Owen's movie The Boys Are Back, based on the true story of a single dad, was released. A lot of...

Love Survives

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.17.2011

Tom Matlack

She died in 2008. In 2007, I realized that a lot of my defenses started coming down. I was taking pictures that were more personal, and I was able to better appreciate the little things.

The Benefits of Fathers as Primary Caretakers (VIDEO)

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011

Kari Henley

With the impact of the recession, 80 percent of people laid off are men. Whether the role of full time Dad is a conscious decision to or due to circumstance, fatherhood is evolving.

Ron Haynes, Single Father, Overcomes Rare Brain Cancer, Finds Love

Posted 05.25.2011

Traveling home from a wedding with his young son in 2009, 29-year-old single father Ron Haynes suffered a seizure. He was rushed to the hospital -- an...

Sleepless in Chicago: Is Dating a Single Father a Do or a Don't?

Gena Grish | Posted 05.25.2011

Gena Grish

As a single girl who dates more than she cares to admit, I am surprised that I have never gone on a date with a man who has a child.

Single Father Turned Away From Homeless Shelters

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Attila Streyar and his t...

Ricky Martin, Other Men Increasingly Choose Single Fatherhood

The New York Times | MIREYA NAVARRO | Posted 05.25.2011

Like the women two decades ago who decided to become mothers on their own -- sparking a redefinition of family, not to mention a culture war -- single...