Those of you who have been reading my blog know that I’ve been in a bad car accident. My leg was broken rather severely. My femur was split in two—I have a big metal rod inside it now that knit it back together. My knee cap was broken into fiveContinue Reading
Mental illness is a terrible thing. It wrecks families. It destroys people. And yet, there are ways to combat it: not just treatment, but also prevention. My children have inherited a genetic predisposition to mental illness. My ex-husband’s brother and his uncle were both diagnosed schizophrenics. My ex and hisContinue Reading
I’m so very new to the Twitter community. I’ve been on Facebook for about five years, but my real exposure to Twitter started only a few weeks ago. My Facebook years have allowed me to stay in touch with people I would not normally have had the opportunity to. It’sContinue Reading
If you couldn’t make the partnership work before the divorce, chances are you an your ex will have irreconcilable differences in your co-parenting styles after divorce as well. Some people have it easier than others. If both parents are willing to put their differences aside for the sake of the children,Continue Reading
I face a continual struggle with my children’s birth father with regard to parenting techniques. I work very hard to foster their spirit and independence and self-confidence. My ex doesn’t understand because that isn’t the way he was raised. He works hard to ensure the children are dependent on him,Continue Reading
My son was experiencing some difficulties learning to read. He had been in the same day care since age one. When I left my ex he was two and a half. My ex worked 12 hours shifts, and to avoid conflict during our divorce, I gave in to his requestContinue Reading
A letter to my children about love: I want all three of you to know what love is. I hope that you never have the opportunity to learn from experience what it isn’t. My wish for you is that you find a life partner who understands you right through toContinue Reading
Over each of my children’s beds is the quote from Robert Munsch’s most popular book: “I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, As long as I’m living, My baby you’ll be.” A reminder for each of them. At the beginning and end of each day. If you’reContinue Reading
Yesterday was the new release of the Pharrell Williams song”Happy”. To coincide with the single release, the website 24hoursofhappy.com has been launched and features a visual presentation of the song as “the world’s first 24-hour music video”. The video repeats the four-minute song over 24 hours with various people, includingContinue Reading
A couple of summers back we experienced what they called a once in a hundred years storm. The skies opened up and dumped so much rain on us that roads were washed out, basements were flooded – and there wasn’t a thing we could do about it even if we’dContinue Reading
