I remember it was January 5, 2001 when my husband reached the final decision that he was “ready to move on.” It was December of 1998 when he informed me that he “was not happy.” He agreed to go to marriage counseling but was not interested in doing the work. He moved out of our [...]
Getting a divorce is painful, not only for the couple involved but also for the children. It can be even harder on them, because not only do they have to see the hostility between their parents, they will have to deal with harder issues such as getting separated from a parent or sibling.
Parents should prepare [...]
A recent statistic shows that almost half of all marriages end in divorce. Divorce is difficult for everyone involved, but maybe the hardest on children. Most often they experience many feelings that they do not understand. They go through a range of emotions and need their parents to understand. If you are going through a [...]
Divorce can cause a number of very radical changes in many people. Recently a divorced friend of mine ran her first marathon. To envision her doing such a thing five years ago would have been unimaginable. Divorce has lead to a major change in me as well. For years I railed on and on about [...]
Parenting through divorce may feel more challenging during emotional stages accompanied by the transition. The pain of divorce moves through a process that is very much like what happens to us when someone we love dies. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross did extensive work with terminal patients and studied how their feelings changed from the process of initial [...]
