Rachel Gladstone for DivorcedMoms.com I arrived in this country in my late-twenties and within a few years I'd embraced Thanksgiving as my favorite holiday. Having children of my own helped me learn more about the origins of the festival. Their art projects, their writing assignments and classroom parties came with a heavy emphasis on being thankful for what we have. That's … [Read more...]
Being Prepared for Thanksgiving Makes It More Enjoyable
Thanksgiving is just a week away. That could mean you're looking forward to it with excitement or dreading it or even a mixture of both. This is especially true if you're newly-separated and are still figuring out how to collaborate with your ex but the challenges of celebrating Holidays after divorce continue as children grow older or leave home or new partners need to be … [Read more...]
The Surprising Lessons From Divorce
Unlike a marriage or the birth of a child, divorce is not one of life's major events that anyone wants. It's emotionally and logistically challenging and in the moment, it seems never-ending. You doubt yourself and doubt that you'll survive. Yet, you will get through this. You may even grow from the surprising lessons from divorce. Wendi was married for about 22 years and … [Read more...]
What Do Wedding Anniversaries Mean After Divorce?
If I Were Still Married ... By Janna Qualman If I were still married, today would be my 15th anniversary. I would wake hopeful, if cautious, thinking this would be the day it’ll all come together. Romance and gratitude and sentimentality would bring clarity, would fuse into a new level of appreciation for me, recognition of my worth, of my years of love and devotion. … [Read more...]
The Hardest Thing About Getting Divorced
Ending your marriage is never easy but the hardest thing about getting divorced varies from person to person. My interviewee David has been divorced for about seven years now and for him, one of the hardest things has been the disappointment. Here's David: I will certainly say that at the point in time when we were actually sleeping in different rooms in the house and … [Read more...]