From a grown up child of divorce – practical guides and a place to rant
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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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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 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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The Non-Custodial Visit: A Journey to a Foreign Land
by Carolyn on April 15, 2010
Have you ever been on an extended vacation to a faraway place? It’s so exciting. You anticipate it for weeks. You think about it all the time in the days leading up to the trip. And then when you get there, you feel in awestruck by everything! Everything that’s new. Everything that’s different. You enjoy [...]
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