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Transitioning Through Divorce
Transitions are inherently challenging. We go through so many in the human lifespan that we often dont stop to acknowledge that theyre happening. Whether its marriage, divorce, the birth of a child, menopause, or death, how we traverse these changes will not only determine how well come out the other side, but how well well manage the inevitable next challenge life throws our way.
When “I DO” Becomes “I WON’T”
There are two kinds of divorce situations. The first is a divorce that comes from both partners agreeing that the marriage is not working. Whether the process of divorce is amicable or contentious, theres a mutual understanding that both partners want out. The second kind of divorce results from one partner deciding to leave. This kind of a divorce situation creates a very particular experience for the person being left, and raises emotional experiences that most people spend their entire lives trying to avoid. Rejection, abandonment, powerlessness, rage, despair, and sadness are only a few of the feelings that can surface for someone whos been left by their partner.
When ?I DO? Becomes ?I WON?T?
There are two kinds of divorce situations. The first is a divorce that comes from both partners agreeing that the marriage is not working. Whether the process of divorce is amicable or contentious, there?s a mutual understanding that both partners want out. The second kind of divorce results from one partner deciding to leave. This kind of a divorce situation creates a very particular experience for the person being left, and raises emotional experiences that most people spend their entire lives trying to avoid. Rejection, abandonment, powerlessness, rage, despair, and sadness are only a few of the feelings that can surface for someone who?s been left by their partner.
Lessons in Dating: Don’t Date A Male Stripper!
I became a single mom at 22. I quickly learned that the dating world I had just entered was light years away my teenage years, when I had last been single. I decided I needed some sort of guidelines to follow; a sort of roadmap, which of course didnt exist in the Geography section (or self-help section) of Barnes & Noble. So I charted my own course, starting with two general rules: No relationships for 6 months, and Dates only on the nights I didnt have my son
An Exhausted Mom's Rant About Sleep vs Sex
The girls and I were talking about how we are getting ZERO sleep and that our husband’s don’t seem to be affected by this at all and they still want sex all the time. So…as a working mom with very very little sleep, what’s the solution? Why is it that they always want sex even if they are exhausted and we can’t even keep our eyes open?