Bill McLeod
Bill McLeod, a full time single dad of two children has experienced alcoholism, divorce and death on his path to helping all single parents overcome the challenges and experience the joys of parenting.
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"With Everything that Happened to You, You Can Either Feel Sorry for Yourself or Treat What Happened as a Gift"Wayne Dyer is quoted as saying this, and it's something I reflect on often. So often we get into the habit of feeling defeated, when we should view things as an opportunity to learn and grow.
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Who Are These Voices in My Head, and Why Can't They All Just Get Along?We all hear little voices in our heads when we're contemplating choices. Listen to the calming, "good" voice and disregard the shouting "bad" voice.
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What Riding a Roller Coaster Has Taught MeWe've always heard that life is like a roller coaster: filled with twists and turns and ups and downs. Parenting is a lot like riding that same roller coaster, with those fears and anxieties, but with so much fun and excitement too.
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"You Had Me at Hello"Sometimes in life when we say less, we actually say more. Sometimes a simple head nod conveys the message perfectly.
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Spring Break!Spring break is a highly anticipated season for kids, and a precarious situation for parents. Here are some options for parents when the budget just doesn't call for a week-long cruise or Mexican vacation.
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Everything I Need to Know About Life I Learned in the Last 60 DaysLife doesn't slow down for anyone and often speeds up at the most inopportune times. Within the past 60 days, I have learned some of life's most honest and valuable lessons.
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Everything, and Everyone, Has an Expiration DateDeath is an inevitable part of life, but we can never know when or how it will occur. We often think of the coulda, woulda, shouldas after the fact. Let's use today to tell our loved ones how much we care for them.
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I Had the Greatest Date Last Saturday Night!Dating as a single parent can be difficult and sometimes it just turns out bad. But the best dates as a single parent occur when the date is someone you've known forever: your child.
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Time for Another Hopeless HolidayMy daughter is a very talented writer, and with the recent conclusion of Valentine's Day, I wanted to share with you an article she wrote for her newspaper, The Arapahoe Herald.
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My Daughter Says that I Have Commitment Issues, I Say I Have Time Management IssuesRelationships require both commitment and time. I have no problem with the commitment part, but as a single parent, I find it hard to find the time.
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I Think I'm Going to Be Single for Awhile..While I'm open to finding love again, there's nothing wrong with being single. In fact, it's kind of fun!
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I Love Having TeenagersRaising teenagers isn't as horrible as some people think it is. In fact, there are some things about it that are actually fun!
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A Letter to Sara, My Deceased Ex-WifeThis is a letter written to a deceased ex-wife in a journey to forgiveness and learning how to let go of guilt.
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The Emergency that Wasn'tThere are just some things that a single a dad does not know.
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The Ultimate Bonding MomentBonding moments that I have experienced with my children as a single father.
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Ten Things that Just Make Me Feel GoodTen things that make me feel good about myself as a father.
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Give Yourself Some CreditAs parents we never give ourselves enough credit for what we do.
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Coaching My Daughters Basketball TeamHelping coach my daughters 12 year old basketball team.
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I'm Mad as Hell!I'm sick and tired of the way that single parents are portrayed in society.
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Single DadsThis is a story about my experience as a single father raising a daughter turning into a young woman and the joys and embarrassments of shopping for that first training bra!
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That's It I'm Kicking Them Out!We share our home, our car, our food, our lives together ... that's what families do right? I have no problem with it, but I have to draw the line somewhere with my children, right?
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Driving Your Car Through the Rear View MirrorRealizing how important it is in life to keep looking forward in life rather than focusing on the rear view mirror.