It seems to me that there are many people who remain in relationships or situations because they are hesitant to lose the security of what is known. Change is scary. Period. When I look around my home, I know I am incredibly fortunate that I didn't have to pack myself up and leave the place … Continue reading The gift of nothing
Category: relationships
Highlights and lowlights
This is the time of the year when I generally tweak my hair color to a richer, more autumnal shade. You know, add some highlights and lowlights to add depth to my color for the long dark winter that lies ahead. But that isn't what this post is about. I've been reflecting on the month … Continue reading Highlights and lowlights
Confession: at 45 years + 3 days
image from messiahmom.comI am vain. Yep, there you have it. In print. Well, sort of in print.I just went for my first run in my new year. It was really hard - it was humid and I have been indulgent this week, as I should be. Despite the challenges, I'm pleased I went because I … Continue reading Confession: at 45 years + 3 days
Table for 5 (or why dinner as a family can be continued despite impending divorce)
I believe most people get married believing it is forever, not for ever. Introducing children to a relationship adds some additional concrete to the mix and, when all is said and done within the marriage and it is time to move on from being a couple, the presence of children continues to cement the two … Continue reading Table for 5 (or why dinner as a family can be continued despite impending divorce)
MIA: Love
Where does all that love go? That passion that had brought the two of you together? It isn't randomly floating around in our universe, for certain. At least not in that combined, intense state. There definitely were bits of it being circulated about, perhaps even covering a wide geographic range, but it was falling more … Continue reading MIA: Love
Not enough words for happy
I haven't had a lot of words to share recently. Getting my home together and my marriage amicably apart is rather time consuming to say the least. It certainly isn't that I'm not expressing myself verbally - don't doubt the presence of words. Words are very much being articulated, I'm just, refreshingly enough, keeping many … Continue reading Not enough words for happy
Breaking up is hard to do
image from: http://909sickle.comYesterday my therapist broke up with me. Really. I've seen her, on and off, since around the time I first became a parent, and I think we've done some good work together. She helped me to understand my family history and lack of parenting, and to accept myself and some of the challenges I've encountered … Continue reading Breaking up is hard to do
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