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    Letting Go of Self-Sabotage

    October 14, 2014 /No Comments

    An experience in fourth grade that was both good and bad. Years later I am still learning to let go of self-sabotage.

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  • Living Single

    Ditch the Bitch – Double Standards in Adulting

    October 4, 2014 /No Comments

    My partner ditched me for the bar. Fine. What actually pissed me off was watching men judge a woman by a ruler they clearly don't use on themselves. Except for last night.

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    Just Saying No to Post-Divorce Dating

    October 2, 2014 /No Comments

    Everyone assumes I'm not dating because I'm not ready. Hard no. I just don't want to. Here's my case for saying no to post-divorce dating.

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  • Divorced. Now what?

    How to Cope Through Post-Divorce Interactions With the Ex: When We Pretend That They’re Dead

    October 2, 2014 /No Comments

    mr horrible treats co-parenting like an extension of the marriage. I changed my Facebook status to Widowed because Divorced wasn't final enough. Pretending he's dead is a coping mechanism, not a lie

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    Step-Mothers Get No Respect: Reflections on the Major Suck that is Step-Parenting

    October 1, 2014 /No Comments

    Raised him from ten to eighteen. Two calls from boot camp, one favor asked, zero letters. What step-parenting actually buys you when the ex controls the story.

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