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Dad vs. Narcissist

A survival guide for fathers by Cade Rowan

Because fatherhood is worth the fight.

The companion toolkit

The book tells you what to document. The toolkit gives you the forms to do it, ready to fill in tonight. Free for every reader, whether you bought the paperback, the Kindle edition, or you're reading on Kindle Unlimited.

  • Fillable logsProvocation, gatekeeping, ROFR and extracurricular, legal expenses, and her real income, as PDFs you can type straight into.
  • Spreadsheet versionsThe same logs with running totals, so the makeup time she owes adds itself up.
  • Lawyer and parenting coordinator worksheetsKeep names, contacts, screening answers and every promise they made in one place.
  • Printable cardsWallet and dashboard cards for the moments you need the words in front of you.
  • 50-state guidelines cheat sheetWhere to find your own state's version of the Indiana rules the book references.
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For the dad reading this in his truck at 3 a.m.

You've paid support on time and still been called a deadbeat. You've watched her cry in front of a judge while lying about things you have receipts for.

This isn't a book about taking the high road while she lights your life on fire. It's the map one dad wishes he'd been handed: what she's about to do next, how to block it, the exact words to send, and how to sleep tonight. Raw, unfiltered, and built from what worked for real fathers in real courtrooms.

  • Protecting your mind first
  • Hiring the right lawyer
  • Gatekeeping and alienation
  • 50 calm, court-ready message templates
  • False allegations and CPS
  • Relocation, ROFR and money traps
  • Parallel parenting
  • The long game with your kids

Get the book

Every edition includes the free companion toolkit.

About Cade Rowan

Not a lawyer. Not a therapist. Just a dad who got dragged through the same war you're in, and came out the other side.

Cade Rowan is a pen name. In this fight, one wrong word can become tomorrow's evidence, so he stays anonymous to protect his family. Everything in the book comes from his own case and the experiences of other fathers, with every identifying detail changed.

Nothing in the book or on this site is legal advice. Always run big moves past a licensed attorney in your state.

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Not the author. Just a dad in the fight, like you.

Your kids need you alive.

If the nights are getting darker, talk to someone now. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is free and open 24/7 by call or text.

Call or text 988