Doug FrenchinWhen the Flames Go UpIf “Gooberfluff” Isn’t a Word, It Should Be“When the Flames Go Up” got a lot of attention its first month, especially from people who really wanted us to stop.Sep 7, 2021Sep 7, 2021
Doug FrenchinWhen the Flames Go UpElevenAfter our divorce, Magda writes about how disorientating and lonely the first extended time away from the kids can be.Sep 3, 2021Sep 3, 2021
Doug FrenchinWhen the Flames Go UpWatch Us Pull a Rabbit Out Of a HatMagda’s first line of her first “When the Flames Go Up” post says everything about where our newly-divorced minds were in 2010.Aug 30, 2021Aug 30, 2021
Doug FrenchUp On One KneeThree days after I announced my divorce, I posted to my blog, Laid-Off Dad, to thank everyone for the support I knew we would rely on until…Aug 29, 2021Aug 29, 2021
Doug FrenchinWhen the Flames Go UpThere’s a Whole Helluva Lot in a NameMy ex-wife and I named our co-parenting blog “When the Flames Go Up,” but “Dogs in the Bathtub” was my favorite runner-up.Aug 29, 2021Aug 29, 2021
Doug FrenchWe’re Number Seven!#HoBoBloPoMo, Day 6: Michigan now has the 7th-most cases of COVID-19 in the nation, and most are within an hour of my house.Mar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020
Doug FrenchI Heard You Watch Too Much Netflix#HoBoBloPoMo, Day 5: THE IRISHMAN is based on “I Heard You Paint Houses,” and you can paint a house in less time.Mar 20, 2020Mar 20, 2020
Doug French“Is This What You Do With Eternity?”#HoBoBloPoMo, Day 4: Adjusting to a bent new reality, when we’ve all essentially been plunged into GROUNDHOG DAY.Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020
Doug FrenchI’d Like To Solve the Puzzle#HoBoBloPoMo, Day 3: For the first time since 9/11, when my older son was in utero, I find myself finding comfort in conundrum.Mar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020
Doug FrenchA House Undivided Cannot StandHoBoBloPoMo, Day 2: Self-sequestration begins in earnest, as the two households strategize how to keep our sons from killing each other.Mar 17, 2020Mar 17, 2020