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I’m a rockstar! Umm, no, not really. But I’ve felt like a rockstar ever since I did my jam session for Jenn over at rockstarcoparenting .com. The interview was great because Jenn asked completely relevant questions and it was clear that she was familiar with both this blog and the information I could offer (even the question about what kind [...]
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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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Well, over this past beautiful weekend, I devoted my blogging time to some website maintenance. I was finding that my category list was no longer specific enough and therefore not an effective way to navigate through my posts. In the beginning, it didn’t seem like much of a problem but as my content grows it [...]
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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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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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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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How to Prepare For, Survive and Enjoy Extended Non Custodial Visits
by Carolyn on May 3, 2010
With summer quickly approaching, I can’t help but remember my own extended non custodial visits. Because of sheer physical distance, I generally had Christmas or spring break with a month in the summer with my non custodial parent, just like so many other children and parents of divorce. It’s a tricky thing. As exciting and [...]
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