Tag Archives: family

Why I Didn’t End Things First

Posted on July 30, 2018 by janieleeds

A blogger friend asked me this question today and so here I am writing to you. Why didn’t I end things first? I have often asked myself this exact question and my answer has never wobbled. I loved him. I … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love | Tagged back to me, changes, control, ending a marriage, family, healing after divorce, life, relationships | 4 Comments

What Time Can Do…

Posted on July 21, 2018 by janieleeds

I’ve found that time either softens people or hardens them. Have you found that too? When we’ve been dealt hard experiences, I think there’s a choice to be made – let the experiences harden us or find forgiveness and move … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love | Tagged authentically me, changes, choices, count your blessings, family, forgiveness, morning thoughts, peace, relationships, see the real me, what do I want | 10 Comments

When Clarity Brings Divinity

Posted on July 12, 2018 by janieleeds

I can’t even begin to tell you how much better I am feeling as I go through this process of realizing how the narcissists in my life have evolved. I don’t blame them for being who they are and I … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love | Tagged bad behavior, empath, ex-wife of a narcissist, family, how to deal with narcissist, let go of the past, life, NPD, peace, relationships, truth, understanding people | 1 Comment

It’s Not About You With A Narcissist

Posted on July 11, 2018 by janieleeds

I wasted years – Y E A R S – not getting over the fact that my former husband left me. I desperately went over our past trying to figure out when it all went wrong. I shouldered the blame … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, love | Tagged bad behavior, ex-wife of a narcissist, family, former husband, lies, marriage pattern, narcissist, narcissist abuse, NPD, toxic relationships, truth | 16 Comments

An Amazing Success!

Posted on June 18, 2018 by janieleeds

Awhile back, I wrote about Another Hard Part of Divorce and how I was anxious to see my former husband whom I hadn’t seen in a year and his family at a school function for our kids. I went on … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, love | Tagged bad behavior, ex-laws, family, family getting involved in divorce, former husband, good parts of divorce, inspiration, relationships, seeing the ex at school functions | 16 Comments

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

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 →

Posted in daily prompt, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, the daily post | Tagged bad behavior, because they didn't listen to me, consequences, entitled kids, family, helicopter mom, how to be a good parent, I told you so, life lessons, making kids stronger, parenting kids through the next chapter after divorce, raising kids right, relationships, single mom parenting, stop nagging, teaching kids about life, truth | 10 Comments

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