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  • Divorced. Now what?,  Living Single

    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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    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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    If Women Behaved Like Men

    September 30, 2014 /No Comments

    What if women catcalled men? In another universe we'd be the feral, unhinged beasts men cross the street to avoid. Apparently I think about this a lot.

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    A Study Put Numbers to Doctor Who’s Sexism

    September 29, 2014 /No Comments

    A study put numbers to what I always felt about Doctor Who's gender problem with its companions. My grievances with Amy Pond and Clara, and why Ten is my Doctor.

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