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    I admit, there is no love lost between me and my parents. I have stated unequivocally many times that if the man who fathered me passed away right now, I wouldn’t care. I also acknowledge my growing ambivalence about my mother’s eventual demise, not surprising as we are not super close and growing further apart as time goes by. 

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    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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    I am going to read this book immediately. I was one of the lucky ones and I was able to get myself together and walk away from mr horrible. It might have taken me 14 years, but I made it happen. The verbal abuse can be perpetrated by men or women, so no stereotypes apply here. The first step was waking up and reading the signs…

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I blog about the random ass shit going on in my life. I'm a single mom, a Navy veteran, avid reader, and coping with life post-divorce. I have two sons and five cats, so clearly, I'm a catch. I pull no punches and use salty language. Read at your own risk.

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