When asked, “How long does a divorce usually last?” I find myself struggling to avoid saying, “As long as people allow it to last.” I am not talking about the divorce process itself because that depends on the state where you live, your circumstances, such as children and assets and the attorneys involved. What I […]

It really is your choice. You need to make a few changes if you really want to have a new and better future. Your whole life has been made up of people and events that surrounded you, some of them for the better and some for the worse. You need to start surrounding yourself with […]

I keep thinking about my post from January 15, 2011 entitled A Teacher Told A Student What? I keep thinking about the reason why teachers become teachers and the fact that some of them seem to lose sight of that reason. In my opinion, teachers should foster hope and find ways to help each child […]

Today, I am not going to blog on the subject of divorce in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is a portion of a post I made in 2008: As a child, I was taught by my mother that a person’s color, nationality, religion, political viewpoint, wealth or social standing should not bear […]

I am absolutely speechless over something I witnessed. A middle school child I know came home from school yesterday in tears because her teacher had told her to empty out her desk at the end of the day. She told the girl to leave any library books and any other things that were the property […]

This is a formal give yourself permission to have a good cry. You got through the holidays the best you could considering… The New Year came and you had the very best of intentions to make changes in your life. Now you are two weeks into the New Year and you are feeling like a […]

Finally, studies have been completed that just might alleviate a bit of the guilt that working moms experience. The conclusion of these studies is that moms who work outside of the home are not causing children to be traumatized and in fact the opposite is true. Research is indicating that children who don’t have fathers […]

Don’t Panic! Regarding your pets: Part II Don’t panic if your soon to be ex threatens to keep your family pet. Divorce courts all over the country are changing the way they view a family pet. There are even law schools that now have courses on animal law as it pertains to divorce. Do some […]