My parents separated when I was very young. To be honest, I don't even remember them ever being together. This was a blessing and a curse -- there was no catastrophic moment where our family was ripped apart, yet I never experienced what it was like to have that all-American family life. Because of this, I put off having a family of my own until I knew I would be able to offer that for my own children.But life doesn't always work the way you... [...]
If you are looking for an uplifting post full of positive tips on how to handle your divorce, this isn't it. There's no advice to, "Do yoga. Take time for yourself. Meditate."If that's the advice you are looking for then go someplace else because this is not one of those nicey nice posts. I'm not going to tell you what your Sunday school teacher thinks you should do. I'm going to give you the advice that your best friend would give you (if she... [...]
After attorney Joryn Jenkins' parents divorced when she was seven, she never saw her father again. Experiencing firsthand how divorce can destroy a family forever, Jenkins never wanted other families to go through that. Yet after 35 years of trial work, the attorney was convinced that the grueling divorce court process results in a long and painful experience for the entire family.So a little more than 10 years ago, Jenkins instituted the... [...]
What' s the worst mistake you ever made? For a lot of people, the answer to that question involves their divorce. They settled for too little. They fought for too long. They didn't understand how their actions would end up affecting their children. They didn't realize that the legal mistakes they made during their divorce could haunt them for years, and sometimes for decades, afterwards.The good news is, you don't have to make the same... [...]
If you're a couple who's new to raising stepkids, you'll quickly realize that the task is pretty much like parenting on steroids.
To help you get through some of the initial hiccups of blended family life, we called on HuffPost Divorce bloggers and our Facebook community to share their tried-and-true advice. See what they had to say below, then add your best advice in the comments.
1. Don't suggest that your step-kids "just call you dad" or... [...]
