The question took me off guard, but it shouldn’t have. It’s certainly something I’ve asked on my own more times than I wish I had to. I didn’t mind addressing the question either. It’s one of the most important questions I can think of relating to divorce. But I still had a hard time answering it. I …
Faithfully Raising 5 Boys as a Single Mom – They’ll Get to Shore Someday Read More »
Divorce is an unspeakable loss, but losses seldom leave vacuums, and what you fill those losses with helps determine outlooks and outcomes, not just for you, but for those you meet as well It’s important to realize this is especially true for your children. For many, the emptiness of loss will merely be replaced with noise similar to …
Divorce is a combination of lies – so many big, ugly, hard-hearted lies, so many glorious carrots dangled in front of the face of any jackass who believes divorce solves problems. Pardon my language. I almost never cuss, but I’m angry and disappointed and stopping just short of stamping my feet, balling my fists, and …
You stand in your doorway and watch as children tumble out past you, running in their ever-running childish state. They are enthusiastic and cheerful and running toward the car waiting by the curb. “Bye Mom,” they shout climbing over each other to get into the car. And you stand in your doorway, smiling until you …
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I don’t know why divorce happens sometimes, why every year people who certainly aren’t perfect, but who certainly have done nothing to deserve divorce or the kind of treatment a cruel, self-centered ex spouse delivers are forced to endure such trauma. Even less, do our innocent children deserve this kind of division, this kind of treatment, this kind of loss. This is …
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Catholic dating after divorce and annulment. Even the thought of dating after a divorce or annulment is enough to cause shudders in the lives of those who understand what that truly means, and yet there comes a time in the lives of most divorced Catholics to ask whether or not to begin dating again. Pressure from society, even from …
Catholic Dating After Divorce & Annulment – Is The Time Right? Read More »
The first Christmas the boys went to their father’s for Christmas hurt – a lot. The way it works here is , my boys go with their father on the 23rd and return in time for the late Christmas Eve Mass. Getting my boys back for Christmas day is one of the few things I insisted …
With Christmas now in the past, children of all ages may be showing signs of holiday fun becoming holiday fatigue. Symptoms may include “boredom” (How can that be with all that stuff they got!), meltdowns, and all out temper tantrums. Pushed to the limits of exhaustion, excitement, and stimulation, children (and parents) may be overloaded and reaching …
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