Rebuilding Rob

  • 7 Stages Of Grief For Divorced Dads

    7 Stages Of Grief For Divorced Dads. An interesting reference.  It didn’t really tell me anything personally, but a good resource nonetheless. Related articles Child and Divorce – How Your Divorce Impacts Your Children (free-toddlers-activity-and-discipline-guide.com)

  • Sympathy for a deadbeat

    I’ve been struggling for the last several days with a topic for this – my 100th blog entry.  Recent developments in my ongoing divorce have however forced my hand keyboard. I wrote previously about the STBX’s recent decision to prohibit me from seeing The Boy until there is a separation…

  • A Snake or two in the garden

    I had  a dream last night/this morning that there were two snakes in my bedroom. initially, I was scared of both of them (in the dream itself, I was incorrectly describing them as an anaconda and a boa constrictor though they were nowhere near large enough to be either one.)…

  • WAR

    Wednesday started out like any other day under the current status quo of The New Normal: I got in from work, talked / Facebook Messaged The Auteur, slept a bit,  tried to enjoy some daylight. In the evening, I called The Boy.  And since the STBX refused to take my…

  • Yes Buddy, You’re in Love! – 8 Ways to Tell

    Yes Buddy, You’re in Love! – 8 Ways to Tell.

  • What a difference one year makes

    As I was cutting the lawn Saturday afternoon, it occurred to me that the one year anniversary of this blog came and went with no fanfare from me whatsoever. Saturday night was the Kenny Chesney concert, roughly one year to the day since the last show in Detroit.  6 months…

  • secrecy, lies, and the ugly truth

    Tonight is the premiere of The Auteur’s film from the Detroit 48 hour film project. Slate, her estranged husband, will be in attendance. I will not be. If I am lucky, I will be working tonight. Last night, she invited me to go get a drink with them after the…

  • Virginia is for haters

    With all due apologies to any native Virginian who may read this post… The Boy finally calls me back at 10:30 last night, only to tell me that the STBX is taking him to Jellystone Park (A Yogi Bear theme park) in Virginia today.  As we conclude our conversation, I…

  • undaunted

    I just got back from my first work-out in well over 1 month and it felt pretty good!  I didn’t go crazy; in fact, I erred on the side of caution for most of my sets.  I probably spent a good hour there.  It was just what not only my…

  • dreams darker than death or night

    Welcome to the start of a whole new category on your favorite blog. I’m going to do something a little different with this post.  I’m going to shed some light on a pretty damn dark spot on my psyche.  Never let it be said that you beloved webmaster doesn’t put…