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We Do The Best We Can and Still We Fail: A Marriage Requiem

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 17, 2019
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What is a young family to do? How can we learn to turn INTO the relationship rather than AWAY from it? In the nine years since my divorce, I've been writing and examining what went wrong. I've been trying to understand what kind of relationship I might be able to build that would sustain my idea of a lifetime partnership. And I've continued to examine how I could've done better as a partner.

Self-Care and Appreciation: Can I Love All of Myself Right Now?

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:August 19, 2019
Post category:Anger / Co-Parenting / Depression / Divorce / Health and Fitness / Joy / Love / Married Life / Money / Parenting / Relationships / Self-care / Sex / Single-Dad / Spirituality
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In this day I release my ex-wife. I release my two lovely children from any frustration I have at not being able to book time on their busy teenager calendars. I release myself from my expectations of where I would be at this point in my adult life.

The Last Battle of My Divorce: Teenaged Children in the Crossfire

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:May 26, 2019
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Dear Ex-wife, I sincerely hope you are happy in your new life without me. I am happy you are remarried, I am happy you no longer have any money concerns,…

Parenting Lesson: Always Consider Lightening Your Kid’s Load

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 4, 2019
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The complications in a teenaged boy's life are many. Dad's love should not be another complication. I am here for him. And I can chill out a bit on my outreach. He knows I'm here. I have always been here.

Single Father Manifesto: I’ll Never Stop Pursuing You

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:November 2, 2018
Post category:Anger / Co-Parenting / Depression / Divorce / Health and Fitness / humans of divorce / Married Life / Money / Parenting / Relationships / Self-care
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Single Father Manifesto - The Whole Parent - John McElhenney, life coach in austin, texas

The Low-Conflict Divorce Hustle: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 29, 2018
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Equal parenting is how we started this whole "kids" thing. Don't you think equal parenting is how we should finish it?

Co-parenting Struggles: Withholding the Joy of Your Kids

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 17, 2018
Post category:Anger / Co-Parenting / Divorce / Health and Fitness / humans of divorce / Joy / Love / Parenting / Self-care / Single-Dad
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I wonder, someday, will they ask how the divorce happened? Will my adult kids want to know who's idea it was to break up our family? These are conversations I could never have with them unless they asked.

The Divorce Whisperer

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:September 30, 2018
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I believed until the day she revealed that she had already consulted a lawyer, that I was fighting to SAVE MY MARRIAGE. I didn't know the other half of my marriage had already left.