"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Victory, for my son and I!

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After years of fighting tooth and nail, and ultimately, begging, just to see my son, I finally achieved what I've worked hard for... thanks to the help of the mediator, my friends, my family.

I didn't get every other week, but instead, got 2 days out of the week + every other weekend. (which in some cases I'd have him for 5 days on my weekends.)

I get all the holidays, special days, Spring Break, etc. on even years.

I will be involved in deciding education, health, and religion.

From the time he is let out on Summer Break, I will have him EVERY OTHER WEEK till the end of July!!! :rock:

On the issue of Safety: No one other than his biological family can do punish him. Physically, only his Mom & Dad.

HealthCare: She wasn't for the idea of whoever could get it cheaper, should provide Healthcare for our son. So we're both gonna provide for him, except I will also provide dental too.

School: He was bound for inner city schools, and I put and end to that. :) He now will enter a public school rated higher in academics than his Mom's previous choice.

I am pretty much awarded Shared Parenting, as it states on the legal court document. There were so much more but those were the most important issues.

The last topic the mediator brought up was tax exempt... for which she was very quick to shoot down. The mediator just looked at her like "...are you serious?" The judge, I think, will decide on that. I opted to go every other year, or whoever gets more back, and still no.

$560 a month in child support, and she still wants to be like this. Ok... I get my son, I'm happy, but I have another idea that she may go for. Reduce my child support enough so I can put him on my health insurance, and she can claim him. I pay that much every month, I should get half of the tax exempt in some form, and that sounds wise.

Anyway, my son is happy, and is here with me now, so we're gonna hangout, and I'm gonna teach him to tie his shoe.

A father's job is never done. :)
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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How much is she paying you for the 2 days that you're having him?
 

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Stories like this are inspiring and a constant reminder that I must never settle and thoroughly scout out a woman before having kids with her. Thanks for sharing and good luck with your son. Make sure he doesn't get brainwashed by what appears to be his wacko mom.
 

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congratz.
when was the last time u saw ur son prior to this?
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Been reading your posts about your son for quite sometime now and I most say your an inspiration.

You never gave up, never backed down and didn't walk away from your responsibilities as a father. For that you have my ultimate respect.
 

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:cheer: :rockon: :cheer: Yay!!!!! :cheer: :rockon: :cheer:

I too have been following your semi-blog about this fight of yours and and delighted you will have more time with your son!

Rock on!
 

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Thanks everyone, but it looks like I'll be fighting the good fight some more...

The mediator called me last week. He said my son's mom called and is now disputing some of the things we've already agreed upon. So now, we have to return and go over the concerns again with the mediator. He's not sure what those 'concerns' are but when he called to tell me this, my son and I were having lunch together.

It's still strange when I think about it but... before child support kicked in (taking out of my paycheck automatically) I was able to get him whenever I wanted. We were together ALL THE TIME. Once it kicked in, suddenly, I was only allowed to see him every other weekend. I was like wtf?!

The only thing this woman cares about is getting a check from me. I know this, the mediator knows this, and I hope the court system sees this too.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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it sounds like everything was all good in the mediator's office but then when she got home and told her momma and all her friends what happened, they brought up "dont let this happen and you're a fool" crap to her.
and now she wants to fight some more.

the judge will see this drama and will most likely say that it has already been agreed upon and it will stand as it is.

i am so very proud of you for going through with this and fighting for your parental rights. how happy you must feel to know that you are going to be involved and that that she does not get to take your time away and try to run the "i'm in control" game.
how happy your son must feel to be with daddy more often!

have a good time this weekend you lucky duck:)
 

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penkitten said:
it sounds like everything was all good in the mediator's office but then when she got home and told her momma and all her friends what happened, they brought up "dont let this happen and you're a fool" crap to her.
and now she wants to fight some more.

the judge will see this drama and will most likely say that it has already been agreed upon and it will stand as it is.

i am so very proud of you for going through with this and fighting for your parental rights. how happy you must feel to know that you are going to be involved and that that she does not get to take your time away and try to run the "i'm in control" game.
how happy your son must feel to be with daddy more often!

have a good time this weekend you lucky duck:)
Thanks PK.... :flowers:

Not sure if I'd mentioned this but... my son can tie his shoe now. Taught him last weekend.
 

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TheLadiesMan said:
Thanks PK.... :flowers:

Not sure if I'd mentioned this but... my son can tie his shoe now. Taught him last weekend.
that's why you rock at being a daddy!
 
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