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  • Divorced. Now what?,  The Mother Hood

    Pandemic Graduation – Surprise, the Ex is Still an Asshole

    May 31, 2020 / No Comments

    My youngest son has graduated high school. Thanks to COVID-19 the graduation ceremony was first cancelled, then postponed, then it evolved into this weird drive-thru event at a race track. 

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  • Divorced. Now what?,  Midlife Musings

    Picking Up the Pieces of Things Lost in the Divorce: Battlestar Galactica

    April 30, 2020 / No Comments

    One of the fallouts of the divorce was losing the things that I shared with the ex. Things that he appropriated and then tried to own them, and share them with his mistress. It took years for me to regain these things, to be able to partake in these things without getting overwhelmed with negative triggers. One of these days I will spend some time retracing the steps of his manipulation. 

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  • Divorced. Now what?,  Living Single

    You Don’t Get To String Me Along

    February 17, 2016 / No Comments

    Is the ex trying to string me along? He is making confusing statements and promises that reek of lies and manipulations. Song lyrics help.

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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

    My immediate reaction after the divorce was to change my Facebook status to “Widowed” because changing it to “divorced” just wasn’t final enough for me.

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  • Divorced. Now what?,  Marital Hiss

    #WhyIStayed

    September 10, 2014 / No Comments

    Everyone was shocked when they heard the news that I was divorcing mr horrible. I mean everyone. My friends, my family and acquaintances. No one suspected things were bad. Why? Because I wore a fake face 100% of the time, and even when I was “keeping things real” with by BFFs, there was still a spin to every story I told.

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