Yet, at thirteen, I was scared going to bed alone… in an empty house with only my pet dog for company. I never knew where my dad was, or when he’d be back. (My mom was living elsewhere.)
How To Successfully Co-Parent After a Divorce
A divorce is a traumatic event for all parties involved; however, navigating a divorce with children presents its own sets of challenges. Learning to navigate the rules of a new relationship with your former spouse and making sure to not involve your children in unnecessary drama can be harder than it seems. This article will guide readers through a divorce in a kind and empathetic manner, and will give actionable strategies for keeping your cool in tough times.
How To Stay Positive When Relationships Change
Despite what other people may say, relationship failures don’t have to completely take over your life. There are ways for you to keep a positive outlook and handle things maturely.
Child Custody – How to Choose the Best Course for your Child
Child custody is a complicated task with additional stress arising from a separation. If you need guidance to keep the children’s best interests ahead of your own decision making and would like some advice, read on.
The Do’s and Don’ts of a Fresh Divorcee
When divorcing your partner, you may feel lost and unsure where to turn. As a fresh divorcee, the world is your oyster so try and think of it as an exciting time in your life. Here are a few do’s and don’ts as a fresh divorcee.
Staying Friends With a Spouse After Divorce
Divorce when young children are involved: one woman’s experience of staying friends with a spouse and how she did it.
Divorce Club
Sometimes the things we do together can be contagious. Can divorce be a group activity? And where do those ideas come from?
The Entry into Single Life at 45
As times change our whole concept of relationships being long term has as well. I don’t believe this is a positive thing, I truly think we have lost something as a society. However, this said, we are also allowed to accept that it does happen and to live a full life after this. We need to look at all things as a climb to some great conscious awareness about life and living. Writing this article was a way to let all women know who are my age, or close to it, that despite societies need to make our life’s significance dependent on attachment to another, there is a profound enlightenment, which only comes with discovery of your inner self. I dedicate this article to all women, as a way of saying, and to say I am sorry I failed at marriage, but as women we do have worth outside of it.
The Ex-Factor
Recently my husband and I joined my husband’s ex-wife and her boyfriend for a beer at the local pub. That’s not the interesting part, though to some it might be. To others, it should be a lesson, which I’ll get to in a moment. The interesting part was the look on the bartender’s face.
How to Deal with a Break Up
How do we bounce back after a devastating break-up? Sometimes letting go makes us stronger.