Social scene, here I come!

Okay, not really.

This blog is supposedly about the kids, but since Stace and I are close to wrapping things up on the legal side, I'll take a side trip tonight to answer a question that I get asked a lot, including by my own kids:  what about dating?  I can sum up my philosophy about dating in one word:

Nope.

I could end this entry with that, but I'll elaborate.  Here are just two of the reasons:  First, if I dreaded dating when I was eighteen, how much more am I going to hate it now that I'm in my, uh, super-late 30s?  Ugh.  Girls scared me back then, and they still do.  Especially right now, I'm trying to keep things as steady and predictable as I can for the kids and me, and the first word that comes to mind when I think of dating is "chaos."  If there's one thing I don't need in my life right now, it's more chaos.

Second, for the next several years, the road to my heart goes straight through Lindsey, and I can't think of many women who are up to navigating that obstacle course.  I love Lindsey to death.  I think she's a hoot.  We get along great.  I've never had the difficulties that Stace has had with her.  At the same time, I acknowledge that she's a conniving, manipulative sociopath who can't be trusted.  (Did I mention that I love her?)  She's a cute sociopath but a sociopath nonetheless.  No one will ever be able to get close to me without being able to handle Lindsey, and I'm not sure that anyone can handle Lindsey.  (I don't mean that Tanner is any less important.  I just mean that Lindsey needs a lot of attention right now if there's any chance for her to avoid prison time down the road.)

So there you have it.  There are lots of other reasons, but those are the two at the top of the list.  And now, back to blog entries about the kids . . . .