My son was just over two when I left, and my daughter wasn’t even born yet. I knew at the time that it was the best thing – and I still do. However, the problem with leaving a situation like that when your children are too young to have formedContinue Reading
I’m over at DivorcedMoms.com again today talking about all the things you can learn about yourself as you emerge from a bad marriage and divorce. Or you can check it out on The Huffington Post! Image Credit: (Edited) “Yoga” by arztsamui / freedigitalphotos.net Follow Live by Surprise on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Pinterest and Bloglovin Live byContinue Reading
I’ve done a guest post at the new 4TheLoveofMommy site today. Pop on over and take a look! Image Credit: (Edited) hyena reality / freedigitalphotos.net Follow Live by Surprise on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Pinterest and Bloglovin Live by SurpriseWant Live By Surprise in your inbox? Click here to join our mailing list or follow Live by Surprise on Twitter,Continue 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
Sooo…I’ve been in the Twitterverse for a few months. Every once in a while, I search the word “divorce” to see if I can find some new resources for my divorced readers. I’ve done it a few times—and I regularly find this statement or a variation on it. I did aContinue Reading
There came a day about six years into my marriage, just after my ex celebrated his 40th birthday, when I realized his parents would have recently had their 40th wedding anniversary. You might think this an odd thought. Wouldn’t I know? Wouldn’t there have been a celebration of this fateful event? WhyContinue Reading
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. One of the failings of my first marriage was our approach (or rather lack thereof) to managing money. I admit freely that I did not have a mature understanding of budgeting, and my ex, although he was much older than I, had learned toContinue Reading
