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This morning, I am frustrated. Can I blame the Goblin King? Yes. But truly, who’s at fault? Me. I am the cause of my own frustration. Because I’m not able to release my anger. I know what he’s like. I know that he’ll never change. And I need to learnContinue Reading
Have you ever been the recipient of bad divorce advice? You know what I’m talking about – the whole “stay in the house”, “sling mud – it’s better for court”, “crush him/her” line. The advice that will lead to you lining your lawyer’s pockets with gold. I’ve read a fewContinue Reading
When I got married the first time, I couldn’t wait to change my name. Without telling you what my old name was, I can tell you that it started with a W. The Goblin King’s last name was much closer to the beginning of the alphabet. As young and emptyContinue Reading
I was out with a group of women the other day and got into a conversation about husbands – and how difficult it could be to work with someone. One woman told a story of asking her husband to get a bottle for her while she was feeding their child.Continue Reading
My divorce was long, difficult, and messy. We’d discussed finalizing the paperwork, but my ex outright refused to pay his half. “I’m Catholic. I don’t believe in divorce.” Yeah. Catholic. Right. Anyway – everything was done except for the decree. I didn’t have the piece of paper that said IContinue Reading
Whenever somebody new comes into my life and becomes aware of my continual issues with my ex-husband, I always, always, always get asked the same question. Especially if they’ve had some opportunity to meet him. Why did you marry him? They’re truly perplexed that the woman before them—who seems soContinue Reading
We all have are own little list of the things that we’re willing to accept or not accept in a partner – and your list might become even stricter after divorce. Maybe you can’t stand the new guy because one of his toes is bigger than the other. Maybe sheContinue Reading
In America, it’s common to get married young without a lot of sexual experience. Oftentimes, people who marry young have had one to two partners prior to their spouse – and even in today’s landscape, it’s possible to marry your first lover. After marriage, sex becomes vanilla. After children arrive,Continue Reading
Flower and Puck and I were walking with Bae in his stroller to school. They were a little behind me and Bae. I’m not quite sure what Puck said, but I Flower was incredibly offended by it. She does this quite often—melts down because Puck has said something. Usually he’sContinue Reading
