The Divorce Brochure: How Mom Plays the Game of Divorce
[I feel like I should apologize in advance for the anger in this post. I am sorry. I know there are a ton of great moms who don't use divorce…
Becoming a Single Co-parent by Releasing Your Ex
My single parent prayer to my ex: “I wish you happiness in your new life, I always want to see you shine, you are the other half, the partner in…
What Went Down: Divorce is Not Kind. Co-parenting is a Myth.
The biggest blow in my divorce has been my ex-wife's decision to not co-parent with me. Let's get real. Two people agree to have kids and a huge shift happens…
Dads: When Family Courts Start at 70 – 30 Custody, the Kids Lose
In my family, I was also a nurturer. I was the one who got breakfast started every morning, woke everyone up, including my then-wife, and ushered everyone along the path…
The Long Retelling of My Divorce
I did learn to love full-on in this marriage. I learned to put my whole soul into the project and come back with the joy of being a parent, and…
My Ex May Think I’m the Enemy, But They Are Misguided
My ex still thinks I'm her problem. When she vents at me I begin to feel like she's got some unfinished business. Just like I did when we were married.…
Going Meta: Divorce, Depression, and Befriending Sadness
I am a feeling-driven person. My moods can drive ecstatic highs of creativity and pull me into lows of lethargy and inertia. There's no amount of lamenting that's going to…
The Divorced Dad Syndrome Miss-plained By a Divorced Mom
Divorced Dad Syndrome? I'd never heard of it until I sumbled on this post. There are some inherent problems in the opening paragraphs of this divorced mom's premise about marriage…
