Category Archives: daily prompt

Drop The Mic

Posted on June 1, 2018 by janieleeds

So what’s my plan before the school festivities begin and I have to be in the same place as my former husband and his family for my kid’s celebration? What was your plan when it happened to you? I would … Continue reading →

Posted in daily prompt, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, women 50 | Tagged being alone and liking it, divorce situations that are hard, family, family getting involved in divorce, former husband, how to survive school stuff with ex, life lessons, relationships, school celebrations | 18 Comments

Broken

Posted on May 30, 2018 by janieleeds

The Daily Prompt broken urged me to write today. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been broken in the past and likely may be broken in the future, but what I’ve learned is this: Broken isn’t a bad thing to be because … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, daily prompt, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, the daily post | Tagged broken life, healing after divorce, life lessons, quote by Elizabeth Appell, risk to blossom, sharing experiences | 5 Comments

The Blame Game

Posted on May 24, 2018 by janieleeds

In a divorce, the Blame Game comes into play. I think we are all guilty to some extent of blaming the other person for whatever instead of looking at the whole picture. It’s human nature to not see our part … Continue reading →

Posted in daily prompt, divorce, finding happiness at 50, the daily post, women 50 | Tagged bad behavior, co-parenting, family getting involved in divorce, guilty, helping kids to heal, kids and divorce, life lessons, narcissist abuse, parenting with a narcissist, truth | 10 Comments

Allowing Kids To Learn The Hard Way

Posted on May 23, 2018 by janieleeds

It’s tough out there as we all know. It’s even harder when we see our kid suffering because we want to make it easier for them. We’d take the suffering before we’d allow them to experience it. But that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Ex-Mother-In-Law Troubles – Can You Help Me Please?

Posted on May 22, 2018 by janieleeds

I was married for over two decades into a family that was much like the one depicted on Everybody Loves Raymond with a mother-in-law who was actually WORSE than Marie Barone, Can you imagine? When that TV show aired, it … Continue reading →

Posted in daily prompt, divorce, finding happiness at 50, the daily post, women 50 | Tagged bad behavior, crossing the line, Everybody Loves Raymond, ex-husband, ex-MIL, family, family getting involved in divorce, humor, Marie Barone, narcissist, need advice, trespassing, truth | 12 Comments

Text Message Received

Posted on May 14, 2018 by janieleeds

Yesterday afternoon I received a text and it read: Happy Mother’s Day. Enjoy your day with the kids. It was from my former husband who has not reached out, nor answered beyond a one word response in months. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in daily prompt, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, the daily post, women 50 | Tagged family, former husband, gratitude, Happy Mother's Day, relationships between divorced, respect, text from an ex, wish come true | 7 Comments

An Open Letter To Divorced Dads Before Mother’s Day

Posted on May 12, 2018 by janieleeds

It’s Mother’s Day tomorrow if you didn’t already know. Let me remind you that it’s time for you to reach out to your own Moms and to say thank you and perhaps even I love you, if that’s how you … Continue reading →

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Back To Myself

Posted on May 11, 2018 by janieleeds

Friends have been telling me lately that it’s good to see me back to myself. It’s strange honestly because I don’t think I’ve changed. Ok, well, maybe I’m a little more outgoing than I was before when I holed up … Continue reading →

Posted in 50 years old, daily prompt, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, the daily post, women 50 | Tagged courage, ex-husband, finding yourself after divorce, former husband, grief, healing after divorce, lonely in marriage, relationships, single and happy, unhappy in marriage | 15 Comments

All’s Fair In Love?

Posted on May 6, 2018 by janieleeds

All’s fair in love and war. Who said that despicable quote? Because I don’t think there’s a fairness when it comes to either love nor war. Maybe I’m misunderstanding the meaning of the quote. What’s your thought on it? There’s … Continue reading →

Posted in daily prompt, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, the daily post, women 50 | Tagged all's fair in love and war, depression, healing your heart, life's not fair, love lost, love with your heart, marriage, parentall love, relationships, risk in love, unrequited love | 1 Comment