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Goodnight 2018
Well, it’s been a bumpy ride this year and when I put my head on the pillow tonight, I’ll be happily saying goodnight to 2018. What I know is that I did my best through the hard lessons and even … Continue reading
Life Is Short
I haven’t been online in a few days. It’s been a whirlwind of emotion so forgive me if I’m not writing coherently, but I need to share in a safe place. My former husband is currently in the hospital in … Continue reading
Posted in divorce, love
Tagged cancer, compassion, ex-wife, former husband, grief, kids and divorce
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It’s Not Our Anniversary Anymore
The other day I realized it would have been our wedding anniversary. Well, I guess I should call it my unniversary since I am divorced over a year now. I wonder if my former husband even realized the date. I … Continue reading
Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, love
Tagged advice, anniversary after divorce, ex-wife, family, former husband, gratitude, life changes, marriage, relationships, unniversary
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It’s Not About You With A Narcissist
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
Letting Go of Fixing It All
I admit. I’m done. The towel’s not thrown totally in, but I’m tired and fed up. Single mom to two kids with a narcissistic former husband who manipulates and walks away from what he’s required to do by law is … Continue reading
Do You Believe In One and Done?
I used to think that my marriage was for life – in other words, one and done. But if you’ve been reading here, you know I’m divorced so my one and done wasn’t meant to be. Now I’ve got to … Continue reading
Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, women 50
Tagged being the one left, former husband, grief, healing, long term marriage, one and done, one love, plan b, relationships, soulmate
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An Amazing Success!
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
Drop The Mic
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
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Another Hard Part Of Divorce
A good friend of mine and I were talking today about how I have anxiety over seeing my former husband and his family soon at one of the kid’s end of the school year functions. I haven’t seen him in … Continue reading
Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, love, women 50
Tagged courage, do you want to be right or happy, ex-husband, ex-wife of a narcissist, facing fears, family getting involved in divorce, former husband, life lessons, narcissist abuse, peace of mind, seeing the ex at school functions, the things we do for our kids
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