Margaret E. Gross - But Dad!: A Survival Guide for Single Fathers of Tween and Teen Daughters

Gretchen Gross is a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She is also a clinician specializing in anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder at the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Department of Psychiatry at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vermont. In her private practice, she has counseled parents on issues related to divorce and parenting, communication, sexuality, and child rearing. She is a contributing author on sexuality in Glasss Office Gynecology and was on the review panel for the journal Women in Therapy . Each month, she contributes a column on life as a single mom called Solo Act to Vermont Woman . She has presented at national and international professional conferences on topics of reproductive decision-making, substance abuse, physicians and stress management, and teaching health professionals to feel more comfortable talking with and assessing clients for sexual dysfunction.

Patricia Livingston is a womens health nurse practitioner with more than twenty years of direct clinical experience at the University of Vermont (UVM) Center for Health and Wellbeings Womens Health Clinic. She has counseled hundreds of young women in the areas of sexuality, relationship crises, and substance abuse. She has been a clinical preceptor to medical students, residents, and nurse practitioner students. She has been a guest lecturer in classrooms, dorms, and sororities and was a founding member of the UVM clinical team that established clinical protocol and policy for students identified with eating disorders.

S PECIAL THANKS go to my parents, Peg Sorgio and Stan Moses. This adventure started with you and Im so grateful for all I have learned. To the single dads, Michael, Doug, Tim, John, and more, who offered insight, encouragement, proofreadings, comments, and support, we thank you. Special thanks to Pat Livingston, who couldnt be a better coauthor and friend, whose brother, Tom Livingston, contributed tirelessly to long hours of work on our index. Finally to Suzanne Staszak-Silva and Julia Loy, our editors, who trust in this project and helped shepherd it to print, we are so grateful.

G.G.

I WANT TO further acknowledge my brother, Tom, for his ongoing encouragement and stellar job on our index. We valued your patience, guidance, and professionalism throughout this project.

Emma and Charliewhat can I say? You knew I could do this and never let me doubt myself. Thanks for cooking the fabulous meals and patiently troubleshooting innumerable computer glitches! Im so proud of you both!

And, of course, thank you, Gretchen, for being there for me and for pushing this project along!

P.L.

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