I still have the "save the date" postcard we sent to our friends and family to announce our engagement and wedding date. It was a cheeky, goofy, blatantly non-traditional design that perfectly captured our quirky personalities. The wedding day was pure joy and elation followed by epic mishap and ridiculousness: a perfectly imperfect day that many friends still consider one of the best, most memorable weddings they've ever attended. For many... [...]
WASHINGTON -- If you had any doubt that Donald Trump’s candidacy for president was being treated by the media -- besides The Huffington Post -- as an entertainment story, all you had to do was listen in to Senate Democrats’ news conference on Tuesday.The topic at hand was the highway bill, a massive measure that the Senate hopes to move by the end of the month to prevent bridge and road construction projects from grinding to a halt when... [...]
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Paul Ryan, who was Mitt Romney's vice presidential nominee in 2012, declined Friday to say whether 2016 contender Jeb Bush's recent declaration that "Americans need to work longer hours" was as damaging as Romney's infamous "47 percent" remarks."You're Huffington Post aren't you? What the hell?" the Wisconsin Republican joked at first.But Ryan, a notorious data geek, did offer his interpretation of what Bush meant to say."I... [...]
As we near the end of the divorce process, my ex and I have celebrated every single holiday or anniversary apart at this point besides our daughter's birthday ... until this past week.On the big official day when she turned 4, Dad was there to greet her in the morning and I was not. I felt like the worst mom ever. How do you sufficiently explain to a child that you can't see him or her because it's the other parent's .day when your child is so... [...]
Parental Alienation Awareness Day was recognized on April 25. However, on any day it's important for all divorced parents to reflect on their relationship with their former spouse and how it may be subtly or overtly affecting the emotional and psychological well-being of their children.One behavior commonly overlooked as a very hurtful aspect of Parental Alienation involves one parent keeping the other from contact with the children -- as... [...]