by Carolyn on May 4, 2010
I heard this song at work today and I remembered that when it was released, I read that Kelly Clarkson had written it about the impact that her parent’s divorce has had on her since she was six years old. But when Breakaway, this song’s album was released, I wasn’t as in tuned with all things divorce like I am now. Today, I [...]
by Carolyn on April 25, 2010
As a young teenager, I had a brush with parental alienation. While standing at a sink washing dishes it was declared to me that one of my parents must not love me. Then I was assaulted with all the twisted evidence to prove their claim. The lack of phone calls, the apparent lack of interest, and of course the lack [...]
by Carolyn on April 7, 2010
I can hear the collective exasperated sigh, “Why, Elin?” He cheated on you. And not just with one woman, but with…what’s the count at now? Oh yeah, thirteen. Thirteen women. You were betrayed by him, played for a fool by him, and publicly humiliated by him. Then, he got to hide out at a rehabilitation [...]
by Carolyn on April 6, 2010
How will my divorce affect my child? A lot of parents out there are asking this question and unfortunately there’s a problem with the answer. The problem is that the ‘answer’ doesn’t really exist. The professionals don’t know. Two of the leading experts in the field, Judith Wallerstein and E. Mavis Hetherington seem to [...]
by Carolyn on February 22, 2010
Since I’ve organized my sidebar links, you might have noticed an interesting name to the right sitting below the ‘For ACOD’s’ heading. Don’t let the name fool you. This is the only other blog I’ve ever found that is specifically about divorce issues, written from the perspective of a grown child of divorce. Or as [...]
by Carolyn on February 15, 2010
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 [...]
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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