Single dads don’t get enough credit. They juggle school runs, emotional talks, and even period emergencies—all without a co-parent to lean on. These candid stories reveal the messy, beautiful reality of raising kids solo.
One father still cringes remembering the time his daughter needed a pad on a flight—and he handed her the wrong thing. “I didn’t know there was a difference!” he admitted. Another dad spent years avoiding romance to prioritize his sons, only to find himself out of practice when they grew up. “Dating’s a whole new world now,” he shrugged.
Then there are the quieter struggles. Like the dad whose ex-wife gets all the attention at parent-teacher conferences, or the one who’s tired of hearing, “You’ll never understand how hard single moms have it.” (“Try doing your daughter’s hair every morning,” he counters.)
But amid the chaos, there’s pride. One father beamed as he recalled bringing drinks to his kid’s school party—despite the mom in charge doubting he could handle it. Another, whose wife left years ago, focuses on the joy of his children rather than bitterness. “People assume I’m miserable,” he said. “But I’m really okay.”
