From a grown up child of divorce – practical guides and a place to rant
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Today, families come in all shapes and sizes. Same sex couples with children, step families, single parent households and extended family households are becoming a larger demographic than ever before and their numbers may even be eclipsing those of the traditional nuclear family. We are no longer a culture of Cleavers living as husbands with [...]
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It feels eerily the same as when I was ten. Waiting for a phone call that’s not coming. Wondering what I did wrong. Thinking that maybe the last time we talked I wasn’t nice enough, didn’t seem interested enough in his life, or that maybe somehow I upset him. That internal dialogue is whispering through [...]
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I can feel it coming. Can you? My self destruction is looming in the corner. Taunting me. Ready to take over at my slightest concession. This is what I do. It’s what I’ve done. It’s who I’ve been. I’ll tell you a story. There once was a girl who had her whole future laid in [...]
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It’s always amazing to me the insight one gains when they actually experience something. I truly believe and have said before that with no real point of reference, it’s impossible to really understand something. You can be empathetic, understanding, critical or disparaging until the day grows long. But without the actual experience you can’t truly [...]
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The good old fashioned argument To fight or not to fight? That is the question. But don’t rush to answer because I’m adding another element. To fight or not to fight….in front of your kids? Yes? Or would you go with no? There seems to be two camps on the issue. The ‘no way’ camp [...]
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Most of us don’t seek out conflict. Although there are a few who seem to revel in it’s flurry and rush, the majority desire only peace. But being fallibly human and wielding our free will; conflict is undoubtedly inevitable. We hurt each other’s feelings. We make each other angry. And we certainly don’t always agree. [...]
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A river of rage flows through me and I never even realized it was there. A body of unexplored emotion, silently simmering on the edge of a rapid boil. I’ve always considered myself to be above emotional outbursts. Better than those who get swept into arguments culminating in screaming and slamming and crying and yelling. [...]
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