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Those of us who have been through divorce often struggle with low-self esteem, keeping ourselves stuck in a guilty, unworthy place.
One of the most excruciating casualties of our current financial and real estate downturn has been the emotional toll on families when their hands are tied, and they're not able to sell their home in a timely manner.
I consider myself a very smart woman in life, just apparently dumb in love. I have a great job, a degree from a good school and two wonderful children. Yet I can't seem to get my marriage right.
Experts predict that at least one-third of grandparents will eventually have a step-grandchild. Grandparents can play a significant loving and protective role in a child's emotional well-being, especially if that child has been neglected or abandoned in the past
Our language about separation and divorce isn't helpful to kids. The word "ex" and another common term, "broken family," implies a final break.
It's important to reach out to your grandchildren who will need lots of support at each stage of the martial split. How comforting to know that in the age of technology you are only keystrokes away.
"What's the date for Black Marriage Day?" the reporter asked. Nisa told the woman she'd call her right back, hung up, then looked at the calendar. January, February and April-June were out -- New Year's, Black History Month, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day. March was empty.
In a society where burned out on Match or e-Harmony and you are constantly inundated with social networking, I think single folks have lost the art of communicating in a less tech-savvy way.
Almost immediately after my ex-husband moved out, I felt vulnerable, as if my 3-year-old son, Erik, and I could fall victim to a saber-toothed tiger, a dust storm, or an unethical door-to-door salesman.
There is no way to erase the pain and difficulty a divorce brings to the children involved. But with some planning and consideration, you and your former spouse will provide the consistency needed to help your children have the easiest transition.
The chatter about "The Artist" in the media expresses a curiosity about how and why a silent film appeals to a contemporary audience.
I had no idea how funny divorces could be until I worked for a divorce attorney.
When I was married, I remember standing in greeting card aisles during many a February, reading all the Valentine's Day cards labeled "To My Husband," and suddenly tears would be streaming down my face. I so wished that I felt what the cards expressed.
How do you resist the temptation to hurl the insults? How do you refuse to take the bait that your ex dangles tantalizingly in front of you? Zip your lips!
Divorce is selfish by necessity when you think about it. No matter what, someone gets hurt. If it isn't you, then it is your kids and if it isn't your kids, then it is your ex, but in the end, someone has to pay the price. The question is, who can adjust the best?
With all the bitterness and anger surrounding divorce, children frequently become POWs in the civil war of a custody battle.
