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Divorce doesn’t hurt? Actually…it does.

by Carolyn on November 20, 2009

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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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The night I got to be Spider-Man

by Carolyn on November 1, 2009

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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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One year ago today?

by Carolyn on October 9, 2009

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One year ago today, I went nervously to a hospital knowing that day I’d meet my daughter.
One year ago today, I relied on family to care for my precious son, not knowing how long we’d be apart.
One year ago today, I gave up all control and put my trust in doctors and nurses.
One year ago [...]

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Alienation can go both ways

by Carolyn on September 22, 2009

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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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Understanding parental alienation

by Carolyn on September 18, 2009

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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 wrote this article for Vanessa Van Petten over at Radical Parenting It was an honor to be a guest author for such a fun and dynamic website!

Experts are fairly unanimous in their support of co-parenting for children of divorce.  Both parents continuing to work closely together raising their children despite no longer being a [...]

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The rules of engagment

by Carolyn on August 25, 2009

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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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