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When the Flames Go Up

If “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.

3 min readSep 7, 2021

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If “Gooberfluff” Isn’t a Word, It Should Be

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When the Flames Go Up

Eleven

After our divorce, Magda writes about how disorientating and lonely the first extended time away from the kids can be.

5 min readSep 3, 2021

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Eleven

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When the Flames Go Up

Watch Us Pull a Rabbit Out Of a Hat

Magda’s first line of her first “When the Flames Go Up” post says everything about where our newly-divorced minds were in 2010.

3 min readAug 30, 2021

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Watch Us Pull a Rabbit Out Of a Hat

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Up On One Knee

Three 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…

2 min readAug 29, 2021

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Up On One Knee

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There’s a Whole Helluva Lot in a Name

My ex-wife and I named our co-parenting blog “When the Flames Go Up,” but “Dogs in the Bathtub” was my favorite runner-up.

3 min readAug 29, 2021

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There’s a Whole Helluva Lot in a Name

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Doug French

We’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.

2 min readMar 21, 2020

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We’re Number Seven!

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I 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.

2 min readMar 20, 2020

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I Heard You Watch Too Much Netflix

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“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.

2 min readMar 19, 2020

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“Is This What You Do With Eternity?”

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I’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.

2 min readMar 18, 2020

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I’d Like To Solve the Puzzle

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A House Undivided Cannot Stand

HoBoBloPoMo, Day 2: Self-sequestration begins in earnest, as the two households strategize how to keep our sons from killing each other.

2 min readMar 17, 2020

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A House Undivided Cannot Stand

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Doug French

Doug French

Writer, podcaster, speaker, and brand-new empty nester. Remember when Tom Hanks was at those crossroads at the end of CAST AWAY? That.

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