It’s a commonly held belief that all children of divorce need some psychological help. It’s not always true – but as a divorced mom, it is something that I’ve thought about. Read more – see my article at DivorcedMoms.com. Follow Live by Surprise on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Pinterest and Bloglovin. Live by SurpriseWant Live By SurpriseContinue Reading
I’m turning forty this week. I’ve decided that I’d like to give my children forty pieces of advice that I’ve absorbed in the past 14,610 days (thank you WolframAlpha). Come over to Sammiches and Psych Meds to see my advice. Follow Live by Surprise on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Pinterest and Bloglovin Live by SurpriseWant Live By SurpriseContinue Reading
As a woman of a certain age, I’ve had enough doctors, nurses, technicians, interns, and members of the general public up in my hooha that if I lined them all up, we could fill out a parade. With two miscarriages, three children and a round of fertility treatments under my belt, I’ve had more ultrasounds than IContinue Reading
Marital breakdown typically means that the relationship and your ability to communicate and parent with your soon-to-be-ex is at least partly impaired. With time, some co-parents are able to put those feelings aside, but there are cases where one parent becomes disengaged, emotionally combative, or starts sabotaging their parenting relationship.Continue Reading
This past week, you may have read about an multi-national corporation called Vodaphone who’s making a bit of a stir by offering all of their employees at least 16 weeks of paid maternity leave. In addition, they’ll be offering flexible work hours to employees returning from leave. All employees. Including Americans. Which is fantasticContinue Reading
You’ll recall my post about my favorite Divorce Resources a few months back included one of my favorites – Since My Divorce with Divorce Coach Mandy Walker. She’s a pretty amazing woman who has developed the online coaching program “My Divorce Pal” as a result of her own experiencesContinue Reading
When my ex and I first divorced, I knew the big holidays were going to be a problem. Easter. Christmas. Thanksgiving. All of them. So, in an attempt to avoid those issues, we came up with a specific agreement that should have answered all of our problems. Turns out, not so much.Continue Reading
Your custody schedule probably contemplated all of the big holidays – but what about the small ones? Today I’m over at DivorcedMoms talking about my issues with scheduling Hallowe’en with the Goblin King! Image Credit: (Edited) “Halloween In Blue” by Idea go / freedigitalphotos.net Follow Live by Surprise on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Pinterest and Bloglovin LiveContinue Reading
I’m over at Divorced Moms again today discussing the trials and tribulations of exchanging clothing and other items when you exchange the kids. Come have a look!! Image Credit (edited): David Castillo Dominici / freedigitalphotos.net Follow Live by Surprise on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Pinterest and Bloglovin Live by SurpriseWant Live By Surprise in your inbox? ClickContinue Reading
If your life were a movie – what songs would be on the soundtrack? I had a tumultuous courtship with my ex, and a long and difficult relationship that eventually led us to divorce. This weekend I thought about what kind of songs would have been on the soundtrackContinue Reading
