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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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    Rotting Roots,  The Mother Hood

    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

    I raised him from age 10 to 18. He went to Navy boot camp. He called twice — once to get his dad's number. I expected a letter. Nothing came. Stepmothers get no respect.

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    My So Called Summer – Part 1 – Riding the HOV Down Memory Lane

    September 18, 2014 /2 Comments

    Drove back to Virginia to visit my BFF after a year apart. She'd changed after her stroke. I'd changed after the divorce. Absence did not make the heart grow fonder.

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