From a grown up child of divorce – practical guides and a place to rant
From the category archives:
Oh what a difficult road lies ahead for the person taking on the role of ‘step parent’. It is a struggle. An uphill battle. The experts give some insight on how to make it a little less painful but all agree that there will be mountainous bumps along the way. They also list a number [...]
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I was struck by a blog post this week. This isn’t where I was planning on going with this second installment on parental alienation syndrome (PAS), but it is completely relevant and I think it brings up some interesting issues surrounding alienation in a family post divorce.
The post is from a great blog called Single [...]
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Co-parenting is all the rage for divorced parents. With Bruce Willis and Demi Moore as it’s poster children; it calls for parents to work together in the same manner they would had they remained married with respect to their parenting roles. And as difficult as it must be, the experts are unanimous in their agreement [...]
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I really love the website coparenting101. It was founded by Mike and Deesha; a divorced couple who are not only setting the standard for co-parenting but are gracious enough to share their journey through it’s trials, tribulations and successes alike on their website. Now I have rather strong opinions about co-parenting and putting the needs [...]
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Have you ever agreed with someone on a topic only to realize later, after closer consideration that you didn’t agree at all, and you wish wish wish you could go back in time and change your answer?
Just me? Oh.
As a guest on the online radio show Coparenting Matters, one of the co-hosts Talibah asked me [...]
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I started a bit of a kerfuffle on another site the other day and I decided to write an opinion piece to reflect it. I didn’t think I would be writing these, but the topic is interesting and I’d love to hear other people’s perspectives:
Child custody. There aren’t many topics as polarizing as this one. [...]
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It hurts my family to know that I never felt like I fit in with them. Hearing or reading this truth is like a knife slashing across their chests. I didn’t realize that until now. Oh believe me, it hurts me too. But I’ve been dealing with that knowledge since my parents remarried. I’ve had [...]
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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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Adolescent years are a challenge. For everyone involved. Young individuals searching, yearning for their independence though not yet prepared to manage the cost/benefit scales of life. Crazed parents hurt by their child’s sudden rebuttals and scared by both their loss of control and their child’s inability to make consistent good choices. These years are typically [...]
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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 could [...]
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