Plan B: A Guide for Men Facing Relational Crises gathers the experiencessometimes challengingof men who have confronted, endured, and emerged from times of great relational crisis in their lives. In particular, author Dellen Blackmon focuses on the upheaval that divorce causes in the lives of men, their spouses, and, most significantly, in the children whose families break apart. The books chapters address an array of topics, including the responsibilities that come to a man who raises chi...

From NFL player turned film and TV star Terry Crews comes a wise and warmhearted memoir chronicling his lifelong quest to become a good man, loving husband, and responsible father.What does it mean to be a man? Terry Crews, TV’s iconic “Old Spice Guy” and co-star of the hit Golden Globe Award–winning series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has spent decades seeking the answer to that question. In Manhood, he shares what he’s learned, telling the amazing story ...

**"[An] elegantly written, unsentimental memoir."—PEOPLE MAGAZINE [PEOPLE's Pick of the Week]Winner of the 2014 Nautilus Award represents “Better Books for a Better World”—the Silver Award in the category of Parenting /Family.**When Laura Estreich is born, her appearance presents a puzzle: does the shape of her eyes indicate Down syndrome, or the fact that she has a Japanese grandmother? In this powerful memoir, George Estreich, a poet and stay-at-home dad, tells his daught...

The award–winning author of Shadow Child embarks on a simple journey to record history that changes her life as a wife and mother.In June 2001, Rahna Reiko Rizzuto went to Hiroshima, Japan, in search of a deeper understanding of her war-torn heritage. She planned to spend six months there, interviewing the few remaining survivors of the atomic bomb. A mother of two young boys, she was encouraged to go by her husband, who quickly became disenchanted by her ...

Divorce in the twenty-first century should come with an instruction manual, a release valve, and a support system. This book will serve as all three, in the form of comforting, insightful, and inspirational stories about surviving and thriving during and after divorce. In the bestselling tradition of the Cup of Comfort series, this volume will make divorcees laugh and cry as they commiserate about the universal issues of divorce: ex-husbands, ex-houses, alimony, child support, new holiday ...

An emotional and inspiring story about a father's journey through being adopted and adopting. This book is an uplifting and thought provoking take on the struggles of infertility, adoption, and reconciliation. 89 pages.Meet the AuthorJoe Garrity lives in rural Missouri with his wife and son, who they brought home October of 2011. In addition to writing about his life, Joe is an active member of the community as a high school teacher and coach. He has also written and rele...

The break up of the family will almost certainly mean the end of every day contact between a father and his child, even where he has cared for his baby since birth. For some dads, this will be too much for them to bear. Others will learn to survive without their children.I Want to See My Kids! is a complete overview of a system that professes to protect the family – father, mother and child - but often fails in every respect.It is a moving account of fathers who face the ex...

Compelling stories of fatherhood from the popular NPR radio showFrom the popular radio series This I Believe comes this touching and thought-provoking compilation of original essays on one of the most fundamental of human relationships-fatherhood. It is a relationship filled with joy and heartbreak, love and anger, lessons learned, and opportunities missed.The stories in this collection are engaging and meaningful. Some are reverential and loving; ...

When I was 32, my third husband walked out on my two young boys and I. It was the week before Christmas. I had a brand new business, with no predictable income. We lived in a little town house, I wasn’t sure I would be able to pay the light bill for, much less the rent. There wasn’t a present under the tree for my kids, but I couldn’t stop dancing. I was alive and free.I had survived a heinous molestation as a little girl, three disastrous marriages riddled with infidelity, mental,...

A mans guide to recovering from divorce and starting a new life. When it comes to getting ones life back together after divorce, most advice is geared toward women. Written by two psychologists who have worked with men for over 40 years, this book gives guys straight advice on how to minimize conflict, reduce harm to children, face secret fears, and start new relationships. From Ex to Sex (and everything in between) this Q&A coaching covers answers to the top 215 questions men ask when dea...

Being divorced can have its ups and downs. Trying to deal with visitions , ex wife and the kids.

A complete guide to help you get paid: How to get started, what documents you need, if you need an attorney, how to represent yourself, what are the Child Support Services, what forms you need to fill out, how your ex can harm you and your child. Learn what you need to say and do in court, how to find your ex's assets and force him to pay.