In this current series, we're exploring parental alienation, also referred to as parental alienation syndrome. So what is this? David Levy, founder and chief executive of the Children's Rights Council, a global child advocacy organization, says: A controversial theory that proposes a syndrome of behaviors where one parent is implacably hostile to the other by engaging in a … [Read more...]
The Pain Of Parental Alienation
Today starts a three-part guest post by Jacqui on Parental Alienation. I want this blog to be inspirational and motivational, to be a support for women facing the challenges of divorce. It would be great if all divorces could go smoothly and it's all one big happy blended family afterwards but that's not the reality. There's lots of ugliness about divorce and Parental … [Read more...]
Separated But Waiting To Divorce
Susan, you may remember has been separated from her husband for five years and she doesn't plan on initiating the legal paperwork to get divorced for about another year when her youngest child will turn eighteen. I keep seeing articles about Couples Breaking Up ... But Staying Together that suggest the trend may be a sign of our current economic climate. That's partly true … [Read more...]
Sharing Special Occasions With Your Ex
Ever wonder how you and your ex will be in twenty years time? Do wonder if he'll still be able to push the same buttons and get you upset? Do you ever wonder if you'll enjoy a glass of wine together? Buck$ome Boomer (who with hindsight says her husband did them both a favor by asking for a divorce) has been divorced for eighteen years now. She didn't share a meal with ex until … [Read more...]
How much to tell the children?
In this current series, April (@Aprilabtbalance) is sharing her story of how her husband's struggle with drugs made her end her marriage. Her marriage lasted about three years and together they had two children who were almost three and six when April and her husband divorced. That was seven years ago. April's ex continues to struggle with drugs and has been been in jail for … [Read more...]