Some people have chosen to stay together until after the holidays for a variety of reasons. It may be to give the children one last Christmas together. One agony aunt printed a letter from a woman whose daughter-in-law is filing for divorce
It is so easy to not be truthful when you are hurt. I remember telling someone I’m good, this divorce isn’t nothing to me I have been there done that. Unfortunately that was far from the truth and ultimately it led to
I have divorced twice and in that I have had two totally different experiences. After my first divorce I remember going into my boss’s office with my supervisor and a couple other staff members to ask for a few days to recoup. In
There is a new trend after divorce when getting remarried, which is each person keeps their own home. Some divorced folks whose subsequent marriages are in their second decade or so, claim living apart is their secret to marital satisfaction. Keep in
When I was nine years old our family got divorced. I say it this way because in one day our American stepmother moved back to Texas with our younger brother and sister. Overnight, dad found himself the solo caretaker of my sister
Hindsight is always 20/20. Looking over our shoulder at the past, we can see so much more clearly what we might have done differently-one small nuance that would have changed everything. If only we could have the clarity of perfect vision while going
Dear stepmom, You don’t get enough credit. After all, mixed family environments can be really tricky. There are a lot of components, emotions, and confusion at play, especially when there is divorce involved. So, although you are not my mother by birth,
I found myself Googling, “Should I stay for the kids.” I begged God to tell me what to do. I cried daily as I walked around my perfect house. Six years of marriage counseling, three beautiful boys, no black eyes, no adultery,
There are 357 mothers here today and I am the only one who has a son who is not talking to her. I am the only mother who has gone an entire year whose son refuses to speak with her. I am
My mouth is dry and my heart is thumping in my chest. I know he feels the same way because I can feel his rapid heartbeat from two feet away. Jaw clenched as he is chews on his lower lip and his
“Many of us are unaware of the new life that is available to us after a breakup. For many of us, we’ve lost ourselves and our power in the process of breaking up, and sometimes much earlier in the relationship. Because we’ve
2003 was the most challenging year of my life. I had married a wonderful man in 2000 – someone I’d met at university a few years before. I meant my wedding vows; in my mind, this relationship was for life. But by