Señoras del Leño

If I hear even one more person tell me that my seasonal depression means I'm somehow broken... Hahaha. Seriously though. There is a quote many people love to share that drives me crazy this time of year...

Wow. With all the recent going-ons, I've had a LOT to think about. Mostly, how the marriages and families and beliefs of the people I love will be fundamentally affected if same-sex marriage is legalized...

Once each year was all I ever got to watch you. From the day you were born until the very end, I did my best to be something I never actually knew how to be. I hope you knew that...

We found out at Thanksgiving that Dad had stage four cancer. He died on Christmas day with an impossible gift and one last incredible wish. This is the 1st place entry in the Holiday Writing Contest!

A remake of the classic Christmas poem by a single cat lady wrapped in her favorite Snuggie. Fanastically hilarious! This is the 3rd place entry in the Holiday Writing Contest!

With nose piercings and "corpse-purple" lipstick, this girl rebels against her mother's Christmas rebellion. Amazing story! This is the 4th place entry in the Holiday Writing Contest!

Every year, every year, I try and try. Every year, man, it just don’t work. I mean, what does that woman want? Ain’t no one can please her, ya know? This is the 5th place entry in the Holiday Writing Contest!

My therapist thinks I'm dating a few too many people. And yes, this is (fortunately and unfortunately) an actual conversation that went down in my last therapy session.

On the side of my fridge, you will find pictures of... people. But not just any people. If you make it onto the side of my fridge, it means something about you...

Hey everyone, you won't be seeing new Single Dad Laughing podcasts for a little while. This is why... And, thanks for always giving me so much continued support.

Take a look at this. Vandalism. And my child was the mastermind behind it. Which has made me question a lot about my parenting and my kid...

Whether they were true lessons to learn or not, these are 10 of the most powerful and unfortunate lessons I learned as the fat kid growing up. And the three things that could have changed everything for me...

Do you ever look around at your group of friends and wonder how the heck you ended up together? I mean, on paper, it shouldn't have ever have happened. At least for me...

Today is the 2-year anniversary of "I'm Christian, Unless You're Gay." One year ago I came out as something other than straight. And today this is me, telling you, that it gets better. As dark as it can be. It gets better.

As a single parent, these are my five needs that I have yet to figure out a way of meeting them long enough to make it to the other side of this extremely difficult tight rope I keep trying to walk...