My current guest is Terry who writes the blog, Scribblings of a Soccer Mom. It only took a few visits to her blog for me to sense that Terry is doing an awesome job of co-parenting with her ex. Terry says that moving past the anger and hurt of her divorce has helped her to co-parent successfully but above that is a philosophy to do what is best for the children. Here's … [Read more...]
Don’t Rely On Your Ex
Knowing the story behind Jen's divorce ... discovering her husband was a serious gambler and a pathological liar ... it should come as no surprise that he wasn't going to be someone to rely on after the divorce. There were somethings Jen knew right from the very beginning she was on her own and other things she's seen slowly slide during the two years they've been separated. … [Read more...]
Telling Your Children About Your Divorce
Once Jen knew she want to end her marriage and she'd told her husband, they still had to tell their children. However, with some helpful guidance, it wasn't as bad as Jen thought it would be. Here's Jen: Our mediator gave us some what I thought was good advice. He said, Your children are going to mirror how you react, so if you sit down and have this ‘woe to me, my family … [Read more...]
Not The Primary Parent Anymore
My current guest is Carlos Phillips, author of Healed Without Scars and founder of the Healed Without Scars Ministries. Carlos was married for seven years when his marriage ended. He's father to two boys who were just six and two at the time. For the past nine years or so under their parenting plan, he's been their primary custodial parent. That changed in August last year when … [Read more...]
Being The Rock Star Dad
Ten years ago Carlos and his wife of seven years ended their marriage. Their two boys were just six and two. Carlos became the primary custodial parent, an arrangement that even today is unusual. I asked Carlos to talk about what it meant as a father. Here's Carlos: Our very first run at the splitting of the schedule, the boys were there at their mom’s house one school week, … [Read more...]