Don’t Make the Same Mistakes I Did When I Started Dating after My Separation: Here’s What NOT to Do

February 13, 2014

“You’d better find a dad to date,” he told me casually, in the beginning of the separation when the ache in my stomach and heart made me feel as if I was being torn in two.

“Why?” I asked the man who’d been my best friend for almost a decade.

“Dads know what to expect if you guys…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.