From a grown up child of divorce – practical guides and a place to rant
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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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I wrote this article for Vanessa Van Petten over at Radical Parenting It was an honor to be a guest author for such a fun and dynamic website! Experts are fairly unanimous in their support of co-parenting for children of divorce. Both parents continuing to work closely together raising their children despite no longer being [...]
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As a child of divorce I’ve lived my life with one enormous fear. The fear of not being wanted. It still haunts me. I’ve seen it haunt others. Like a monkey on our backs that lays dormant for a while but wakes up at the slightest hint of confirmation. I wish it wasn’t so. I [...]
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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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Yesterday I read the most interesting article about children of divorce. It discussed the impact of divorce and the issues that can arise from them dealing with an equal physical custody arrangement. No new information really, as I happily skimmed along. And then I read it. And I had to read it again. All I [...]
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A reader asked me a question today and as I was responding, I noticed that my answer was looking less like a comment and more like a post. I had hoped to write lots of these ‘How To’s’, so with the opportunity to write one presenting itself so blatantly, I figured why not put one [...]
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My husband is gone right now. Away on a camping/fishing trip that he takes every year. This trip is a highlight for him. Something he looks forward to literally from the time he returns home. He takes a few of these trips each year. A winter camping trip. An ‘open the cottage’ trip. He’s even [...]
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When oh when does co-parenting end?
by Carolyn on September 12, 2009
I think many co-parents have a bright shiny date in their future that they are waiting for like children on Christmas Eve. Oh yes, I’m talking about that magical birthday that will signal the removal of so many thorns in their sides. Although it’s not their own, it’s a birthday that they salivate at the [...]
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