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Embarking on Single Motherhood With No Training Wheels
Her first bike had been sitting in the backyard all winter. It was still big for her, so I was reluctant to buy her training wheels and teach her how to ride. After months of collecting rust and dust, I went to take out the garbage and found it was missing. I had no idea how long ago it was stolen. It could have been weeks already. It was the end summer and I was…
Do I Accept Help From My Family?
To update my storyline, a family member was designated to ask if I would meet with a life coach they had tentatively wanted to hire for me. I have always been a very proud person and to accept any substantial favor from someone in my family I knew I would feel like I “owed” them something. It may never be discussed but I always knew it was there. To me this meant: 1) gave them some kind…
Just Coming Out Of The Divorce Fog
In my first few blog postings, I told you some stories about being a divorced single mom. I have decided that I may be able to help other divorced single parents by blogging about my story vs. just parenting singlet stories. I hope some of my story will help you through yours. Right now I am coming out of the “Divorce Fog.” I recently heard this term for the first time from a hairdresser. She…
“My Parents Hate Each Other” Part Two
I ended part one of this story where I was anxiously awaiting the day when my ex-husband and I were to meet alone for the first time in five years. My daughter thought that all she would remember of her childhood was that her parents hated each other and I was trying to do something about it. Once divorced, I always assured there was another person with me as a buffer anytime there was a…
“My Parents Hate Each Other” Part One
My eight year old daughter, Chloe, had a rough day. She had her first real fight with her two best friends and she had missed nearly two weeks of school being sick. In an emotional moment she said “not only do I have to go back and forth between houses but when I grow up all I will remember is that my parents hated each other.” The “hated each other” hit me in the chest…
Creating A Custom-Fit Life In An Off-The-Rack World
On my desk sits a paperweight inscribed with what I consider to be an important reminder: “An original is hard to find but easy to recognize.” I bought it when I was in my early twenties and still trying to figure out who I was and what I wanted to do. But somewhere along the line—probably around my early thirties—I stopped trying to forge my own way and started wondering why I didn’t have what…
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