The Beginning
I was today years old when I signed my very first lease with just my signature. There were no co-signers like in college, and I was not listed as secondary — as I was during much of my...
So, you’ve decided to get divorced. To the people who have found themselves here, please feel free to roll your eyes at that incredibly oversimplified statement that makes it sound like it is as easy as deciding what to...
I got divorced four years ago, and while that may not be a long time, it feels like a lifetime ago for me. My life has changed drastically, my children are older, and I even got remarried. Over the...
This week, everyone's (least?) favorite author and influencer announced that she has a new book being released next month. And, as only Rachel Hollis can do, she managed to make a genuinely emotional, traumatic topic like divorce seem almost...
As we all navigate through the pandemic, social distancing, and virtual schooling, we are faced with day-to-day decisions that may have been easier to answer just a few weeks ago. Whether you have school-age children or college-age children who...
So, I’m a newly single dad. Let’s just say my divorce hasn’t been the most amicable. We have three kids at home ages 12, 14, and 17, and it has been most difficult on them as their security and...
When you go to get a divorce, you are given ENDLESS documents and paperwork. Everything is in writing, and in the words of Stevie Wonder, “Signed, sealed, delivered... I’M YOURS!” Well, technically you end up as no one's, but...
When a divorce happens, it can feel like you’ve hit your rock bottom — as if you are this lost soul just roaming about, getting the bare minimum in life done each day. You are in survival mode for...
I am a single mom EVERYDAY.
During my recent scroll through social media, as one does when she is wasting time, I heard a mom blogger (with a large following) say, "I’ve been a single mom today." When in fact,...
I was at work when I got the call from my dad. My stepmom was pregnant! The news was a complete shock to me. At six months pregnant with my first child and after spending the last 30 years...
It's true what they say about the 7-year itch. But what about the 8th, 9th, and 10th years? Sometimes, my marriage still itches.
Ten years is a long time to do anything over and over again. Most people don't stay in...