I recently wrote an article entitled, "10 Things This Single Mom Wants Her Kids to Know," in which I discussed raising my three children post-divorce almost entirely on my own. You can read it here.
My now ex husband has been living overseas for more than five years, beginning (almost to the day) two years prior to when we officially separated during January of 2012. Although we legally agreed to joint custody, the reality is, due to my... [...]
I grew up with divorced parents. At the time, there was a stigma attached to it and I felt it keenly. I did everything I could to hide the fact my parents didn't live together and worked hard to disguise my reality. Because of my childhood, I told myself I would never subject my kids to a similar fate.Never say never.After 18 years of marriage my husband and I divorced. Yes, I was the one who ended it. The mom who was highly regarded by... [...]
In my past life, I was a divorce lawyer at a fancy law firm. I found the entire process of billing clients $300+ an hour and prolonging pointless arguments for years to be more than a little disgusting. The part that surprised me the most, though, was that the lawyers I worked with weren't the sleazy, dishonest shysters I would have expected. The majority were good, honest, hardworking professionals. The problem wasn't the individuals -- it... [...]
Grieving a divorce isn't exactly fun. People want you to hurry up and get over it already. That or they're married and don't understand that it isn't a breakup -- it is a death when you lose your spouse. Your family, your dreams, your effort, your money --you name it, you have lost it all. If only there was a proper burial to get through it and start to move on. Well, there isn't, but I did make this nifty little checklist in hopes of helping... [...]
"Don't get divorced if you think you're just going to go out and find the right person to marry," my mother said to me on a cold, white Michigan afternoon many years ago. I was sitting in my tiny master bathroom, the door shut as I whispered into the phone and my two toddlers played downstairs while the baby slept.
"You may never find Mr. Right," my mother said. "Only get divorced if you would rather be alone the rest of your life than be... [...]
