Laws have been changing around pet issues for several years now, with courts, and pet owners, increasingly treating pets like family rather than like property in divorce proceedings. I'm in full support, as you can imagine, having my pup, Huckleberry, as a big reminder that pets are people, too.Across the U.S., it's mattering less and less whose name is on the dog owner's certificate, if indeed you have one, because pets aren't subject to the... [...]
We all know someone who's divorced or divorcing or thinking about it. When we hear a couple is splitting, we feel a momentary sadness for them and then move on to our next task. Why? Because divorce isn't shocking anymore. It's become an unfortunate rite of passage for nearly 50 percent of us. But the numbers mean little to the people who have gone -- or are going -- through the process. The strength in numbers thing doesn't apply to divorce... [...]
Divorced parents face challenges that are not only complex; they are long lasting as well. There are many variations of joint parenting, co-parenting and other forms of divorced parenting based on how well both parents get along, their geographical proximity, the age of the children and other contributing factors. Every decision made will affect the children involved -- and the impact can be detected in children's behavior, attitudes and... [...]
Finding a way to be happy in the middle of a divorce isn't easy. It's something that you have to consciously work for. Here are some habits that have really helped me be an overall happier person during my divorce. Try one or two and see if they help ease some of your divorce stress and help you find a sunnier outlook.1. Find other people who are going through a divorce.Find a friend who's in the middle of divorce too. Find a community online.... [...]
There are those moments in our life that change us forever. Those moments that we remember so vividly. The sounds. The colors. Tiny details that become a part of us. Moments that we sometimes wish we could wash away from our brains.One of those is the day my husband and I told our daughter we were divorcing.She was seven. She still loved Dora the Explorer back then, purple popsicles and dancing in the cold water of the front yard sprinkler.We... [...]
