Category Archive: Women’s Strength

If I Had My Life To Live Over

Irma Bombeck was my hero. She was my hero because she helped me laugh at myself. When she described a happening in her life the way she did, I laughed. The best part about her stories was that they were also stories about me. She did many of the same things I did or at […]

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Are You Walking Into A Fountain?

If you have had the TV or radio on in the last couple of days, you must have heard about the lady who was texting while walking. She ended up taking a nose dive unintentionally, into the water surrounding a fountain in a mall. She was fully dressed and quite surprised. The obvious lessons this […]

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A Common Trap for Moms

So many of you are having a difficult time with your teens and preteens as you navigate through the divorce process. Unknowingly or knowingly, your children are placed in the middle by their father or you. Whether you initiated the divorce or he did, whether he broke the vows or you did, the facts are […]

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Divorce In The Middle Ages

Repeatedly, I have been asked to re-post Divorce In the Middle Ages from September 2007. So finally, here it is: They call it a mid life crisis in men and menopause in women!  There are huge differences. Mid-life for a man, is comprised of an increased self awareness and the desire to feel young, at […]

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There Is A Bright Side In Divorce!

February can be a sad month for a lot of women who are going through the divorce process for many reasons. February can be a bit bleak because of the weather and then there is also the fact that the dreaded Valentine’s Day is part of the scenario. Once again, it’s all about attitude and […]

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Divorce Parties

Okay, okay, okay! I will write a post on divorce parties…at least my opinion of them. I will list my three rules first and then add my suggestions with my P.S. at the end. Rule #1. Don’t do anything that might hurt your children! No matter how much you might want to celebrate the fact […]

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Life After Divorce: Your Choice

Today, I feel the need to share an email that I received a couple of days ago. Obviously, the name, email address and location of the woman have been redacted. As you might guess, I receive many very sad, fear filled and depressed emails. Every so often, I receive an email from someone who I […]

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“To be, or not to be: that is the question…”

It’s funny how differently we see life after our children have flown the coop. Before that time, we felt sure that we knew all the answers and knew exactly what life was all about. We were so caught up in raising our children and doing what we deemed as the right mothering action, we put […]

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