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Women Of A Certain Age
I guess I fall right into that category of women of a certain age. It still amazes me that I’m here at this point in my life in 2020. Frankly, I don’t know where else I’d be anyway, but it … Continue reading
Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, women 50
Tagged healing, life lessons, menopause, mid-life, scars
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Listen To Your Kids
I’ve been known to go off on a tangent talking with my kids – sometimes it might have even been lecturing in hopes that I could ward off any hard lessons they could encounter by being a proactive parent. But … Continue reading
Evolve Or Revolve
I’ve been reading today and trying to choose how my 2019 will be. What finds me so happy is a full blank book of days to fill as I choose. At first being divorced had me squandering my time, spinning … Continue reading
Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration
Tagged evolution, goodbye, healing, letting go of the past, life lessons
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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
Anger And The Single Parent
Anger raised its ugly fist this weekend at our house. I had to stay centered as chaos swirled around us. Thank God I wasn’t the direct reason for the anger because it was freaking tense here and that’s an understatement. … 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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Broken
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
The Blame Game
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
