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.
In Moments of Great Stress What Are Your Comforts?
What makes your life worth living? How can you define the parts of your life you'd like to lean into more as you get more time?
She Set Our Family On Fire
She still sets our family on fire. Someday, she will either burn herself up or attain enlightenment.
How Big Love is Healing Those Around Us
"You didn't cause it, you can't cure it, and you can't change it." Focus on yourself and what's inside your hula hoop.
Staying Positive, Resetting, and Getting Positive Again
She's in control this time. Much more in control than she was in the marriage. Having the angry hammer over my head, must give her some satisfaction, knowing she could precipitate my financial shut down with one phone call.
The Other Dad
I'm more of an influencer on my kids. I don't have authority. What I do have is time attention and joy at being with them.
Kids, Divorce, Good Parenting, and Summer Jobs
I have always been in support of my son. I have taken on his mom and her husband about the issues concerning his health. And, as usual, I have been shut out by them as well.