From a grown up child of divorce – practical guides and a place to rant
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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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I go back to work in less than a month. My maternity leave is coming to an end and I’m excited to re-enter the land of adults, terribly sad to leave my little monkeys and petrified I won’t be able to balance my life all at the same time.
But really, it’s time. Us Canadian gals [...]
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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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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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We all have our memories. Some are good and some are bad. A million little clips and images that when put together spell out our lives. What is your very best memory? Ok, that one can be difficult. What is your very best memory of your parents?
I think my parents might be surprised about what [...]
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I wouldn’t be exaggerating if I told you that when I saw a note from Jacquelyn Fletcher, author of the book The Career Girls Guide to Becoming a Stepmom and her blog by the same title, I was a little (okay, a lot) excited. She told me how much she related to one of my [...]
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There’s something very special about Halloween for a kid.
For me, Halloween has always existed in the upper echelon of holidays, along with birthdays and Christmas. And not just because of the inevitable sugar high either. The magic of Halloween lies in the dressing up.
I don’t remember what I was every year of my life. What [...]
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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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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 who believes [...]
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