Comforting Couples Heading Into a Divorce: Smiles All Around
It's my job to help work together with one or both of the parents to create a positive outcome for everyone involved.
I Am Not the Problem in the Co-parenting Relationship, We Are
I am sad sometimes that I no longer have a partner and cheerleader in navigating these difficult times. But that role/relationship ended several years before the marriage did. And now I have two fabulous kids and their mom.
Letting Go Of Being Happy
Why would someone attempt to mess with the relationship between her kids and their father? Still? 13 years later?
A Pervasive Divorce Bias That Has to Change
If two parents want to co-parent as friends, want to share expenses as co-parents, and want what's best for their kids, WE HAVE GOT TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM.
Embracing the Win in My 12-years As a Single Dad
Once I took my own anger out of the communication loop I began to heal and move on to the next stage.
As a Single Parent: Love Fiercely, Because This All Ends
When working through the details of our parenting plan, she played the "family law" trump card and let me know I would not be getting 50/50 parenting, because if she went to court she knew she would win exactly what she wanted.
Nothing Can Prepare You For the Loss of Divorce
I would have NEVER gone for more than the 50/50 shared parenting we agreed to when we began the collaborative divorce discussions.
Nostalgia Can Be a Toxic Impulse
Don't get caught up in nostalgia that doesn't inform or help you. When you find you're moping in the sadness of nostalgic regret, change the channel.