Terry Hekker, a divorcee who is now in her sixties, was a traditional housewife during the '70s and '80s. She wrote a book, "Ever Since Adam and Eve" at the end of the 1970s extolling the virtues of staying home and raising the kids.Her book countered the rising feminist tide of women giving up the housewife role to find careers. Back then there was a huge amount of controversy about career women. Most women took on the housewife role as a... [...]
My ex has a girlfriend.
I don't know how serious it is or how serious it isn't, but she's there. Just hanging out on his Facebook page, silently.She's there, just casually mentioned by him a month ago.Whether she's a she of importance or a she of the moment, she's there.It's the first girlfriend post separation in the land of divorce.He technically "won" the race, as in, he is the first person to move on, and not me.This bothered me... [...]
I was recently contacted to potentially mediate a litigated divorce matter prior to trial, which is rapidly approaching. My name had been included on a list from the attorneys, along with two other mediators.Interestingly enough, the person who contacted me was the wife's mother, who had left me a voicemail message. She left me her phone number, as well as that of her daughter. I decided that since it was her daughter's divorce, I would call... [...]
There's nothing more emotionally draining than co-parenting with a high-conflict ex. The divorce docs may be signed, sealed and delivered but you're still forced to deal with your ex's antics.
It's certainly not easy, but if you're armed with the right communication tools, you can get through it for your kids' sake. We asked expert to weigh in with their most fool-proof advice for parenting with a narcissist. See what they had to say below,... [...]
Michael looked at me with a stunned glare. I re-ran the child support calculations again. After some (but not all) of his taxes were considered, the calculator showed the same number, 25 percent of his income for child support. "I knew I was going to pay; I just didn't know it was going to be that much!"Primary bread-winners repeat after me: you agreed to pay the bills during the marriage and you are stuck paying after the divorce.Many times,... [...]
