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(co)Parenting
For some, it comes easy. For others, despite their best efforts, it simply isn’t possible. There are a wide variety of coparenting situations, so I thought I’d focus on the child-centered approach that my Ex and I have implemented in our coparenting relationship. {Disclaimer: My coparenting examples below are only possible because both my Ex […]
Through their eyes
If you’ve read my prior posts, you can probably tell that I am very fond of Eli, P and Z, and our blended family life. I haven’t, however, spent much time diving into how my kids feel about our situation. Of course I can’t read their minds on the topic, but most children don’t, and […]
Yours, mine, ours, and us
Last February, after months and months of painful divorce proceedings, Eli’s kids were allowed to move to Southern California with their mother. It was a devastating blow, but given the information the Judge had (a lot of it false and incomplete), it was just how things panned out. Looking back at everything that happened, it […]
For those of you who aren’t so lucky
This post is going to be a little bit different than my previous posts… You may have noticed that I am one of the very fortunate people, who can co-parent easily and even hang out with my Ex comfortably, but not everyone is so lucky. I know that some of you out there may be […]
Sharing is caring…
Before I dive into my single mom months, I wanted to share a part of my story that a lot of people (myself included) tend to minimize when thinking about divorce. Married people share everything, right? They share space, friends, belongings, family, hobbies, and everything in between. Something I wasn’t expecting when getting divorced is […]
Committing to Uncommit
I know, I know… there have got to be millions of blog posts on divorce, and a million more on divorce when kids are involved. And this isn’t even a divorce blog, right? Although it may be a little unrelated to blended family life, I figured that giving you some context would help to explain […]
Living Life Blended 