Divorce Doula » Parenting http://divorcedoula.me Welcome to the After Wife Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:20:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Splitting up the holidays doesn’t have to tear your family apart http://divorcedoula.me/splitting-up-the-holidays-doesnt-have-to-tear-your-family-apart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=splitting-up-the-holidays-doesnt-have-to-tear-your-family-apart http://divorcedoula.me/splitting-up-the-holidays-doesnt-have-to-tear-your-family-apart/#comments Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:20:22 +0000 Pamela http://divorcedoula.me/?p=617 When you have children and are going through a divorce, it’s as inevitable as splitting the assets: splitting the holidays. How do you divide the holidays without tearing your family apart? When we separated in the Spring of 2010, there were several months to process (read: get depressed) and discuss (read: argue) about how we […]

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]]> http://divorcedoula.me/splitting-up-the-holidays-doesnt-have-to-tear-your-family-apart/feed/ 2 I’m a single mom but I don’t want your pity http://divorcedoula.me/im-a-single-mom-but-i-dont-want-your-pity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=im-a-single-mom-but-i-dont-want-your-pity http://divorcedoula.me/im-a-single-mom-but-i-dont-want-your-pity/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2013 18:14:40 +0000 Pamela http://divorcedoula.me/?p=606 I ran into an aquaintance the other day. A friend of a friend that I hadn’t seen in 3 or 4 years but I had always enjoyed spending time with her & her family. We chatted for a few minutes while our kids were in swim lessons &  as we were rushing to transition to […]

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]]> http://divorcedoula.me/im-a-single-mom-but-i-dont-want-your-pity/feed/ 6 Until death do us part? Redefining what makes a marriage successful http://divorcedoula.me/happily-never-after-redefining-what-it-means-to-have-a-successful-marriage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happily-never-after-redefining-what-it-means-to-have-a-successful-marriage http://divorcedoula.me/happily-never-after-redefining-what-it-means-to-have-a-successful-marriage/#comments Wed, 07 Aug 2013 02:47:55 +0000 Pamela http://divorcedoula.me/?p=564 It’s that time of year…Summer time = Wedding season. In my circle it also means anniversary season.  Starting in June, my social media news feed is filled declarations of love, commitment & gratitude from one spouse to the other, thanking him/her for 10…17…29 years of wedded bliss. These postings are usually accompanied by a photo […]

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]]> http://divorcedoula.me/happily-never-after-redefining-what-it-means-to-have-a-successful-marriage/feed/ 11 Three lessons little boys learn from their moms http://divorcedoula.me/three-lessons-little-boys-learn-from-their-moms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-lessons-little-boys-learn-from-their-moms http://divorcedoula.me/three-lessons-little-boys-learn-from-their-moms/#comments Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:04:43 +0000 Pamela http://divorcedoula.me/?p=502 There was a Huffington Post article that went viral in my social media circles yesterday. It was an article about the three things that little girls need from their fathers.  As the mom of two boys, it didn’t necessarily apply to me, although I do wish my own father had read it when I was […]

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