Diary of a divorced dad

By Grant Swash

Its the year 2008 and Dave kerr has just got divorced, He is single and alone for the first time in his life. He has one son and works as a hotel concierge. read his diary and enjoy the journey of The divorced dad

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jan 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781716236815

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The Diary of a divorced dad.

Dave Kerr is 41 years old and recently divorced he has one boy, eight-year-old Terry, he married his child heart sweetheart and works as a hotel concierge in one of London’s top hotels but is now facing a different life.

Divorced and living alone for the first time in his life he is finding it hard adjusting to the new way,

Follow his adventures and the ups and downs of his struggle and enjoy his diary and find out how Dave copes with his new life.

Thursday 1st January.

For the last Twenty years I have always started the new year with a round of golf with my old school mates Tim and Danny, but they are both busy this year.

Hmm apparently, it’s called Social awkwardness happens to a lot to blokes when they get divorced,

Seems strange you were both my mates, and we meet at school but now you feel awkward and don’t want to be seen taking sides in the marriage break up cheer’s guys, just remember I got divorced, didn’t catch a deadly infectious disease. and it was not even my fault, Thanks for the support guys.

Friday 2nd January.

Realized today that at forty-one years old I have never cooked a Roast beef dinner but what is the point for one? Why Buy it, cook it, wash when I can go to my local Wetherspoons spend a tenner for a two course and this includes a pint of beer, eat it and leave the washing up to someone else, I can also do a bit of people watching which as well is fun or sad depending on which way you look at it.

Enjoyed watching, listening to a little boy complaining to his mum he didn’t like the taste of tomatoes while pouring a gallon of tomato sauce on his chips.

Dinner was ok, had an extra pint of Guinness and tried to engage the barmaid in some light banter until I sore the tattoos she had,

Why diary do people disfigure themselves in this way? She gave me a printout about the pub's new Facebook page and wanted to know if she could add me to the page had no idea what that was but agreed, do people not talk anymore or is that just me, WhatsApp, SMS, Facebook seems the way to communicate or maybe I'm just getting old, looking around the pub it seems that speaking to each other is wrong, with mums and dads texting. Teenage kids on social media and little ones on iPad, what will become of the Great English language what would Shakespeare think now,

Finished my pint and went home to sort out my suit for tomorrow, back to work after the Christmas break and divorce, this should be interesting. Wonder who will talk to me and who will feel awkward.

Saturday 3rd January.

Good job I am on the late shift today, put my shirts in the wash last night when I got home, I didn’t think washing machines could be that difficult, but they are more like a cross between R2D2 from Star Wars and a jet plane cockpit,

Colorfest cotton, Anti-allergy plus, synthetics are just a few settings, why diary could the settings just be for shirts, jumpers, boxers, etc it would be a lot easier, or maybe dirty. Very dirty or Nuclear

Shirt was still a little damp before I went to work, I hung the rest out to dry on the line outside,

Must remember to bring it in when I get home, I can see now why grotbags {The Ex-wife} always went on about having a tumble dryer.

, I'm sure no one will notice that I smell like a towel, covered myself with after shave and went to work. Monday late shift is always quite at the hotel so had time to catch up with emails and enquiries, Life on the front desk has changed over the years, the internet has made a massive difference, seems strange that most staff avoided eye contact with me let alone wanted to talk, just to let you know I didn’t murder anyone, I didn’t get a disease I GOT Divorced

Sunday 4th January.

First management meeting at the hotel since we have been back, does everyone suffer from the social awkwardness, False smiles everywhere. The only person that spoke to me normally was young Ashley from maintenance Hope you are ok mate. If you need someone to talk to let me know I know he means well but I was married longer than he has been an adult or am I just turning into that grumpy old bloke off the telly.

Rumour is the hotel owners want to change the concierge desk to Guest services saying that concierge is old fashion and seen as sleazy dealing in drugs and prostitutes, I really don’t understand where that came from, I have never been asked for either,

Maybe it’s me but why would the hotel spend money on rebranding the front desk from concierge to guest service but still have the same people doing the same job,

Maybe they want to change the team, little worrying.

Monday 5th January

Received a Christmas card from Great aunty Mabel today, she is Eighty-six years old and going strong, she has Been on her own ten years after Uncle Jack died might have to ask her for some tips.

That made me think, I do not have the address of any of the family and to be honest diary don’t really know the birthdays of my close relations. Mum and then grotbags used to take care of Christmas and birthday cards,

Will have to check with mum next time I’m there.

Note to self-need to visit aunty Mabel.

Tuesday 6th January

A Letter arrived today from the CSA about child support, this has already been agreed with the Ex that I would pay Fifty Pound a month on the second of the month just after I get paid,

Why don’t these idiots go and chase dads that are not paying? I always thought the CSA were a good idea, but Does it make them look good chasing the dads that are already paying?

Wednesday 7th January

I have my boy this weekend and realized that I do not have any cereal so decided to stop at My local supermarket to pick up a couple of boxes, but diary what do you get? There must be over One hundred different types of cereal.