{"id":15551,"date":"2020-12-14T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=15551"},"modified":"2020-12-13T22:16:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T03:16:02","slug":"on-dating-as-a-divorced-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/i-am-african-podcast\/on-dating-as-a-divorced-dad.html","title":{"rendered":"On Dating As A Divorced Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-6562948\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/894760\/6562948-ep-25-dating-as-a-divorced-dad.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-6562948&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>My people! I am here to prove to you that divorced dads who are dating do exist! It took me so long to find a divorced dad willing to speak to me about his dating life. But then Goziem happened. He was introduced to me by a mutual friend, Eloka, and the rest is history.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15590\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/I-Am-African-Podcast-Cover-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/I-Am-African-Podcast-Cover-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/I-Am-African-Podcast-Cover-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/I-Am-African-Podcast-Cover-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/I-Am-African-Podcast-Cover-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/I-Am-African-Podcast-Cover.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a divorced mom, I know what dating is like. 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