Some honest, sincere tips on exactly how to talk to your child about your own divorce. It’s been a rough time in my divorce. This is one of those times when I have to prepare tons of paperwork and am on the phone with my divorce attorney way too much. Copies, file boxes and piles of paperwork are on every surface […]
Divorced Mom advice, what do you do with all those pictures?
Divorced Moms, what do you do with all those boxes full of pictures and mementos? I have a cardboard box shoved into the back of my closet. My wedding dress is inside. Somewhere deeper, shoved inside the ratty box are photos of my wedding day. Thank God the box is draped and camouflaged with clothes I’m too lazy to hang […]
49 completely crazy things you do in divorce, part 2.
Some divorce advice for everyone. Here are 99 crazy things you (yes, even you!) will do in divorce. Here’s the remaining 99 crazy things you do in divorce. (You can check out my blog post with the first half of the crazy things list you’ll do right here.) You’ll probably find yourself doing some of these slightly odd things listed here. 50. Becoming the […]
49 totally insane things you will do during your divorce. Yes, even you!
Divorce advice for everyone out there. Here are 49 totally crazy things you will do during your divorce. I’m sorry to tell you but even the sanest of the sane will relate. Here are some crazy ass, unstable, off the wall things you will do in divorce. Here we go: Crying in the carpool line at school. Learning […]
10 Lessons Every Single Mom Learns.
10 Lessons every single mom learns. The job of being a mom is definitely tough. Being a single mom? That takes super hero strength. And so this Mother’s Day, I’d like to acknowledge single moms everywhere by sharing 10 lessons that single moms eventually learn. TEN TRUTHS THAT ONLY SINGLE MOMS KNOW 1. You aren’t Bad Cop or Good Cop. You are now […]
Divorce Poison. My review of the book that shines a light on parental alienation.
Here’s my review of this indispensable book, Divorce Poison by Dr. Richard Warshak. This book was truly a lifesaver and helped me save the relationship with my daughter, Divorce Poison by Dr. Richard Warshak. Is your once kind child saying hateful things to you? Is your child rejecting you? Refusing to see you? Those are huge warning signs you cannot afford to […]
Trek Travel Review: A luxury cycling tour through Santa Barbara
There you are. Surrounded by hills of verdant green, impossible blue sky above. There is no one on the road but you, that sky and your bicyle, slowly climbing towards the top of the winding hill and views of the glistening Pacific Ocean below. Heaven. I just spent four days in Santa Barbara California on a Trek Travel cycling tour. […]
CoParenting. What Divorced Parents Should Never Do.
Coparenting Advice. Here are some things that we as divorced parents should never do. Being a divorced parent is, for me, the most challenging aspect of divorce. It has been tougher than I ever imagined to be a single parent. You can’t split up the parenting roles. There’s no one but you. You are either good cop or bad cop. […]