Today I can say I love my ex-wife and hate her at the same time. Yes, yes, “it’s a thin line…” but this is something more. She still carries a lot of contempt and anger towards me.
Divorce
Staying Positive, Resetting, and Getting Positive Again
Child Support Can Be a Difficult Parenting Issue
She went ahead and filed on me. It’s the equivalent to sending your loved one (former loved one) to a collections agency. Suddenly my credit score fell through the floor, and I became listed as a deadbeat dad.
7 Ways Divorce Makes You a Better, Stronger Person
Divorce is one of the most stressful life events a person goes through, but there are two main end results on the other side: you can fall apart, or you can become stronger.
Divorce is one of the most stressful life events a person goes through, but there are two main end results on the other side: you can fall apart, or you can become stronger.
CoParenting with a Narcissist
Despite Best Attempts, Sometimes You Have to Forgive and Forget, A Lot
I’m certain I didn’t understand why she would do such a thing. I’m sure I wondered about her boundaries, and what she felt was appropriate vs. necessary.
Focus on Your Kid’s Strengths
What matters is the health of your kids not your relationship to your ex.
So while I’m sure that her motivation is more about them than her or me, I’m pretty sure she made the decision 100% without talking to me about it.
The Half-life of Divorce
What you can do to forgive and get over your ex.
Pain is an indication that something is unbalanced. Your sadness and pain at the divorce is no longer about your ex. Only you can deal with your frustration and negative feelings.
6 Tips For Bouncing Back After Infidelity And Divorce
Bouncing back after deceit isn't easy, but it's achievable. Here's how.
Bouncing back after deceit isn’t easy, but it’s achievable. Here’s how.
Rationalizing Your Divorce
Is it okay to stay in a marriage because of the kids?
I may never forgive my ex-wife for changing my time with my kids forever. The system is rigged in a mom’s favor, and as a dad I was given my “deal” and told to grin and bear it “for the benefit of the kids.”
Custody Should Be a Collaborative Term
This Dad Learned the Hard Way - 50/50 Parenting or Bust
You don’t want to be the non-custodial parent under any circumstances. Remember all that stuff you learned in couples therapy about power and control? The divorce brings out the worst of the dysfunction.
Showing Up In Spite of the Lizards
Surviving the Depression After the Divorce
I really wanted to disappear. I didn’t directly want to kill myself, but I could see the appeal of not waking up in the morning.
Dear Ex-Wife, You’re Missing the Point
The Attorney General is Not Going to Help
I could be mad about it. I could do things to get even. But I won’t. I have to rise above the blame and “imagine” that she’s doing the best she can.
Logistical Nightmares: How To Take Some Of The Challenge Out Of Co-Parenting
The key to peaceful co-parenting post-divorce lies in keeping the focus on what is best for the kids. Karen McMahon shows us how.
The key to peaceful co-parenting post-divorce lies in keeping the focus on what is best for the kids. Karen McMahon shows us how.
‘Til Death Do Us Part: Things I Only Learned Through Getting a Divorce
Thinking about death at the time of a divorce may feel like too much burden to bear. However, it is often helpful to face these issues head on.
Thinking about death at the time of a divorce may feel like too much burden to bear. However, it is often helpful to face these issues head on.
How to Beat Your Divorce Guilt
Working to avoid future mistakes is one thing. But constantly blaming yourself for things in the past is neither helpful nor healthy.
Working to avoid future mistakes is one thing. But constantly blaming yourself for things in the past is neither helpful nor healthy.
Coming Full Circle at the Movie Theater
I stopped going to movies alone. As I look back on that now, I see that was the first step towards losing myself in another person.
At 20 years old, I was living alone in a city after graduating from college and starting a new job. I had dreams, like everyone. Big ones, small ones, outrageous ones. I loved my life. For the first few months of my newly found independence, I frequented the movie theater two to three times a…
How to be a Great Divorced Dad, from a Mom’s Perspective
Five ways you can stay connected with your kids after a split.
Five ways you can stay connected with your kids after a split.