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    You Had One Job – 5 Mistakes My Brother Made After My Divorce

    March 10, 2026 / No Comments

    I saved an article called "5 Mistakes You Can Make When Your Brother or Sister Gets a Divorce." My brother made every single one. This is the story of how he alienated his nephews, revealed who he really is, and why I drove to Guatemala without looking back.

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    Same Old Mistakes

    February 5, 2022 / No Comments

    I don't want to repeat the same old mistakes. In order to move forward, I have to take a long hard look at the past.

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  • Divorced. Now what?,  The Mother Hood

    Life After Divorce, 2555 Days Later

    May 30, 2020 / No Comments

    Is it really to have a life after divorce? It seems to be elusive. According to a recent article I read, it is impossible. Let's review the evidence.

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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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    Why I’m Missing Out – Stuck on the Edge of the Dating Pool

    April 8, 2019 / No Comments

    Six years ago, in a state fourteen hundred miles away, I got divorced. I don’t know what I expected to feel many years later, but this isn’t it. I had no specific hopes that I would be all extra assertive and shit, comfortable flexing my singlehood and meeting men.

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