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Hello everyone!
Having become a single dad over the past few months and just discovering this Internet group, I'm a new member. Please allow me to ask, "Are there any good national organizations that organize local groups along the lines of this Internet support group?" Although I'm sure this group will be very helpful in my transition, you cannot beat talking face-to-face sometimes. I'm sure that a national organization's local groups likely differ from place to place, but starting with a few recommendations would be nice. Perhaps someone could offer some advice on finding local-only groups too. John Posted on 06/20/09, 03:06 pm |
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I became a single father to my daughter (now 13) about 10 years ago. The only real support I was able to find was her pediatrician - who has been very helpful in preparing me and explaining things before they happen. 
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I can't say for the U.S unfortunatly, but if it's anything like here in Australia you won't find much for men amongst the thousands of female supportgroups out there. All I ca recommend is hitting google and seeing what that brings up.
I tried and most of what I found is articles about "Lack of support for single fathers in America" We have a group here called Dad's in Distress, I contacted them for help, and after waitring weeks for a reply they basically said they were only their to help prevent Dad's from suiciding..... Sort of thought they'd offer help to people before they got to that point, with prevention being better than cure. I seriously hope you do better with support. But don't give up, gotta keep looking.
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simply doing an Internet search could come up with a numerous amount of topics on the areas of Single father support/ divorced dads, etc.
The key is to find resources which can offer you advice on dealing with whatever problem you're faced. Often times as men, we're less prone to seek outside help rather than 'deal' with our problems. Women have like minded friends. Try talking to your married buddy who has kids and he'll say he has no clue and/or lacks desire to offer you any help beyond saying he's sorry for your situation... Men have throughout history been bred to 'boys don't cry' and stuff like that so it makes it incredibly difficult to find any person in today's world who really 'gets' what it is that you're doing. Most instances the best advice you'll be given (which I don't condone or suggest) is, "hurry up and find a new wife to help you deal with that." To me, that's not advice, but a cop out.
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