The best Mother’s Day gift? Forgiveness. I woke up today on Mother’s Day I couldn’t help but think about my role as Mother. My daughter is the center of my universe. Her smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds. How will this separation and divorce change her? Will her self-esteem be shot? What about her future relationships? Will […]
From underemployed to the stripper pole. My genius employment solution.
I’ve been “underemployed” for a few years now. In case you didn’t know, “underemployed” is just a nice way of saying, working for the same amount you earned slinging fries at that fast food job in high school. Times are getting tight, I was looking at two possible career paths: 1) harvesting my organs in South America. I mean, […]
The unspoken secrets of an unhappy marriage.
Is everyone everywhere secretly in an unhappy marriage? I’m scared. Really scared. I wonder. Is there such a thing as a happy marriage? I’m beginning to have my doubts. I’m learning the truth about the unspoken secrets of an unhappy marriage. Since I’ve become legally separated, I’m the official representative of the “almost unmarrieds” and as such people divulge lots […]
5 Best Places to Have a Mid-Divorce Nervous Breakdown
Is your divorce driving you crazy? Separated and feel like you are losing it? I’ve been mid-separation for so long, I think I’m almost ready for a nervous breakdown. And honestly, who wants to lose their mind someplace like Sacramento or Bakersfield or their guest bedroom? If I’m going to be curled up in the fetal position and drooling, it […]
Stop saying I’m sorry! Why do we as women always say I’m sorry?
As women, do you realize how much we say I’m sorry in an actual day? I’m no different. I need to stop saying I’m sorry. So to get it out of my system, I thought I’d just make a list and get all of my “I’m sorry’s” out of the way at once. What, you ask, am I sorry about? […]
A Poem About Divorce: The Power of Me.
A Poem About Divorce: The Power of Me. A Power About Divorce. THE POWER OF ME Don’t let the cotton candy hair and pleasing apple smile fool you. I am made of steel and spikes, Bone and ore There lies beneath this soft white skin-a core of asphalt. A mighty center. Miles of road. hairpin turns. Freeway walls of profane […]
Divorce Wisdom. You are going to be OK.
Divorce Wisdom that I’ve learned the hard way. You are going to be OK in the end. Maybe you asked for the divorce, maybe you didn’t. Maybe you were the one to utter the “D” word. DIVORCE. Or maybe he said it first and it landed like a well placed punch in the gut, sucking the air out of your […]
My best divorce trick? A champagne and gummy bear strategy.
Want some odd tricks to get through divorce? Here’s one. I call it my champagne and gummy bear strategy. To quote Bill Clinton: I feel your pain. I know it in the hollow of my heart. You feel like sh*t. Actually, feeling anything would be welcome. You are numb. Carved out. Your well of emotions is bone dry. You have […]