I don’t like confrontation. I never have. I would prefer to roll into a ball with my hands over my ears than be yelled at. I withdraw. Although I’ve taken courses in management, I’d rather continue to be a “cog”, because I detest confrontation. I know it’s a weakness. Overall,Continue Reading
I am at a good place right now. Although I continue to struggle with my ex husband, the kids are good, my marriage is great, I have a job that pays well, I live in a great house, I’m writing, and overall, I’m pretty damn happy. I smile. A lot.Continue Reading
So my ex, the Goblin King (who is also apparently a huge drama queen), has sent me yet another entertaining e-mail. A little back story – as Hubs and I both work outside the home, generally in the mornings we will drop them off at school before we head toContinue Reading
Are you wearing your rings? It’s what he’d always ask as I left the house. Had I put on my “shield” to protect me from men with ill intentions. He needed a perfunctory kiss and I had to be wearing the rings. If I wasn’t wearing the rings “someone” mightContinue Reading
My son is entering Grade 5 now – and with daycare under our belt, I have about 9 years of co-parenting and dealing with the children’s carers. I wrote a bit about it last year. You’d think by now that I’d have it figured out – but nope. Each year isContinue Reading
I love those little revelations that come with spending time with family. I’m just back from a week’s holiday in Canada – my mother, her dog, and my niece joined us. My mom reminded me of a number of things that happened when I was a child. And one littleContinue Reading
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’ve lost focus. My therapist used to tell me an story intended to assist me in addressing my anxiety issues after my accident. I related to it – not because of the accident, but because of my ex. Imagine you’re driving a bus. You have a particular route andContinue Reading
The theme for this week’s Sunday confession is “lost”. It’s perfect for me this week – as I’m lost. This week I “lost” my temper. And as a result I “lost” my way again. I’m ever disappointed that I need to continually come back around to parenting the way IContinue Reading
Well – it’s been quite a week. On Saturday, I was in yet another car accident. I’m OK. Bae (who was also in the car) is OK. It wasn’t my fault – the other driver was charged with careless driving at the scene, but our car was badly damaged –Continue Reading
