This is the last post in the Student Mama series and maybe it would be more aptly titled, To Be Continued because you never know how these things can turn out. Student Mama has been separated from her husband for about five months. Emotionally, she says they're in different places and right now she's focused on letting the decision to divorce proceed at a pace that's right for … [Read more...]
No One In Our Family Had Ever Been Divorced
Today, brings us to the end of my Mama J series and to wrap up, Mama J shares how getting divorced made her feel. No one in my ex's family had ever been divorced, no one in my family had ever been divorced. My parents were married 61 years before my father died and my grandparents were married for 60 years. Even my now husband's grandparents were married for 64 years before … [Read more...]
Deciding To Stay Or Leave A Marriage
Yesterday, I shared Mama J's philosophy about the importance of fighting in a marriage. While her first husband didn't see it that way, it's a lesson that has served her well in her second marriage. And it's a lesson her mother reinforced early on when Mama J thought about leaving her second husband. Here's Mama J telling the story. *** I remember SJ and I had this huge … [Read more...]
The Importance Of Fighting In A Marriage
I rented a car recently while my car was in the shop and the young man at the service desk asked me what I did. I told him about my blog, he told me he'd been married for a couple of years and asked me what was the one thing he could do to help his marriage. Aside from making a note to myself to be better prepared for these questions, I said, "learn to handle your … [Read more...]
Divorce – Triggered By Just One Word
Today, I'm starting a new series featuring Emma. Emma is a blogger and her first post was How I Left My Husband on My Lunch Break. The header photo of Emma's blog is from her wedding day - it's very telling and we'll get to that. First, let me introduce Emma. Emma was married for just a year before she left her husband. What struck me about her story was the profound … [Read more...]