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    Rotting Roots

    This is for my absent father

    February 21, 2016 /No Comments

    My absent father found me on LinkedIn after 13 years of silence. He wasn't there when I was struggling. He doesn't get to show up now that I'm not.

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    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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    Generational Differences

    February 14, 2016 /No Comments

    My son hates his grandmother. I can't claim neutrality. But I keep asking myself — did I teach him to hate her, or did she do that herself?

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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?,  The Mother Hood

    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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