The Low-Conflict Divorce Hustle: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You
Equal parenting is how we started this whole "kids" thing. Don't you think equal parenting is how we should finish it?
Back to the Beginning: Co-Parenting with Serenity
Co-parenting is about accepting the other person for who they are, exactly as they are, and holding them in the best light you can. As we walk through our individual…
The Good Dad’s Divorce: Being Asked to Leave Everything Behind
We need our dads to show up for us, as well as our moms. And when the dad is removed from a family, with the SPO, the balance is shifted dramatically in favor of the "mom as the emotional center" of everyone's lives.
Seeking Happy: A Dad Explains His Joyousness
It is time to evaluate all of the relationships in your life and set boundaries and priorities with each of them. Some people will need to be removed.
Grief is Underneath: A Divorce Fable
I sat with my anger long enough, until she told me her real name grief. Underneath that rage at me, must be sadness. I feel it when I touch the anger inside myself about how I've been treated since the divorce. I'm sad because we were so close. I'm sad because we still share two wonderful children that are affected by such rage and unresolved anger.
Custody Should Be a Collaborative Term
In my future, I have my ex-wife to thank for the hardship of used car loan rates in excess of 19%. And she could care less. She claims to be all compassionate and always interested in protecting the kids' interests. But suing your co-parent is not protecting anyone's interest.
For Hire: Used Husband, Classic Model, Works Well With Kids
And so, I've been girlfriend free since the end of the summer and it's fine. I'd rather not be. But I'd rather be alone that coping with another person's major emotional distress. I don't need drama or high theater.
Cultivating Low-Reactivity: Co-Parenting with An Angry Partner
You can't control the other parent. But you can choose your response. If you can diffuse the urgency and your need to be right, smart, witty, or even a jerk, you will go along way towards lessening the drama and making things easier for both you and your kids.
