Letters to Linda - Page 2

We are a family in crisis. It has been a year of conflict. Our marriage is collapsing. I am not sure what the new year will bring but right now we need to get our kids through the holiday. I don’t know

I’ve been divorced for 30 years. My X husband showed up in my life recently. We’ve been estranged all this time. We have not spoken in almost two decades. Our kids accept that Mom and Dad do not attend family gatherings together.

I am currently separated from my husband of 25 yrs. We have four children together ranging from 28-16. We were married young, after knowing each other for only a couple of months I became pregnant and we married 3 months later. I

I have been offered a job in another country. I am worried about my sons and don’t know how to tell them. I am also worried my X wife might use this against me with them. I have been sharing the parenting

We have a family reunion at the end of the summer. My wife and I have decided to separate but have not told our kids. We are waiting until later in September when a few decisions have been made about where we

I’m divorcing my husband but I am very close to my stepdaughter who is just turning 16. Her birth mother is estranged and we have had a great relationship over the years of the marriage.  I don’t want to lose that in

I was divorced over the past school year and our children are facing their first summer of divided holidays. How can I make sure that our children feel Ok with plans? What can I do to keep myself on track? First of

We were married for 17 years and have two children. Our daughter is a teen and our son is a few years younger. My son is sullen and withdrawn. My daughter spends her days furious with me and yet I didn’t cause

Emotional abuse is a difficult form of abuse to detect so how do you know when it’s taking place? Linda shares her experience of an emotionally abusive marriage.  “It start insidiously with a withdrawal of affection and even a hug feels foreign,”

I have never been happier. He left a year ago. At first I was gutted but then with each day of freedom and independence I felt better. Not having to worry about someone’s moods, or piles of dirty clothes or their lies.

He said he would never and he did. He said he would never be unfaithful and he was. He said when we separated he would be reasonable about settling the terms of our separation given what he did and he is not.

We divorced years ago and both of us moved on to new partners. Our only daughter is grown, married and has two children. I am devoted to all of them.  My problem is that my former wife shows no interest in our