Tag Archives: family

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

Pacing Myself

Posted on May 12, 2018 by janieleeds

Oh my soul love, I want to reach out to you, but lately you aren’t texting. It’s not that you’re ghosting me after all this time. We had our time together, reunited after decades and I left as I had … Continue reading →

Posted in finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, women 50 | Tagged family, ghosting, home, inspiration, it is what it is, life, long distance relationships, past love, relationships, soul love, thoughts, truth | 9 Comments

I Want To Be Greedy

Posted on May 9, 2018 by janieleeds

I want to be greedy. I want it all and yet, I cannot, for I know me, and that is not my way. While I yearn to leave it all behind and go to him, I stand by my responsibilities … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, Uncategorized, women 50 | Tagged being a single mom, family, long distance relationships, past love, relationships, romance, single mom problem, the one that got away, you are not alone | 5 Comments

How Friendships Change After A Breakup

Posted on April 14, 2018 by janieleeds

If you’ve been through a break up or divorce, you know that sometimes friendships go away just like the relationship. I’ve been on both sides of the situation and it’s never easy. When a couple breaks up, we tend to … Continue reading →

Posted in 50 years old, daily prompt, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, the daily post | Tagged breakup, changes, ex-husband, family, friendship after divorce, marriage, relationships, taking sides in a divorce | 13 Comments

How About Saying Former Spouse?

Posted on April 13, 2018 by janieleeds

How do you refer to the spouse you’re divorced from? I was talking with someone new the other day and he told me that he doesn’t use the word ‘ex’ when referring to his ex-wife. He says, my former wife. … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, love, women 50 | Tagged changes, clearing negativity, ex-husband, ex-wife, family, finding peace, former husband, former wife, humor, life, marriage, positivity, relationships | 19 Comments