Quite a few emails arrived after my post on December 12, 2010. In essence they were filled with disdain over my suggesting that women act with courtesy with their ex husbands for the benefit of their children. The comments were along the lines of, “I hate him. I can’t get past that and a do […]

Dear God, Christmas is coming and I sure hope you’re listening because I need to ask you something very important. My mom took my sister and me to see Santa today. I’m not sure if he was the real Santa or just a Santa’s helper but he was very nice. My little sister sat on […]

Moms, just a little FYI: Children can be pretty clever about how they work their divorcing parents during the holidays. They understand very well that you might not have sufficient contact with their father so you might not be aware of some of their requests or how they are presenting them to you and your […]

Do you remember how you felt when you found out you were going to have a baby? Do you remember your feelings as you felt that baby moving inside of you? If you adopted, do you remember how you felt when you found out that you had been approved? Do you remember how you felt […]

The Seven Year Itch was a comedy made in 1955 about a man whose family went away for the summer. While they were away, he was tempted to have an affair with a beautiful neighbor who was played by Marilyn Monroe. Since then, the term “seven year itch” has become a term that is used […]

My mother used to tell me that the best gift that you can give your children is a good marriage. I didn’t really get it. I thought I was giving that gift to my kids because for a while, I really did think I had a good marriage. It never occurred to me that we […]

I often receive emails from women who are in relationships but not married. I’m not sure exactly how or why many new readers end up here if they aren’t involved in or thinking about a divorce. I do know that some of them ended up coming back because they were here when they were in […]