Valentine’s Doldrums? I THINK NOT!
February 7, 2010 by Cathy
Filed under Coping, Holidays, New on DWO
Submitted by: Big Little Wolf
Valentine’s Day is coming up. Is it pulling on your heart strings, and making you feel a little bit sad? Are you facing it alone, and feeling pressure to be part of a couple? Valentine’s doldrums? Cheer up!
Valentine’s Day is intended to be about love, right? You have children you love, [...]
New Year? New start?
Submitted by: Big Little Wolf
You know what I love about New Year’s? Not the parties, not the silly hats, not the streamers and confetti. I enjoy the days of relative calm leading up to the first, and on New Year’s Eve, I still delight in counting down to midnight, watching the ball drop in Times [...]
New Years Resolution: No More Husband Bashing
Submitted by: Cathy
Do you find yourself dialing a friend to vent at every twist and turn of your dreadful, never ending divorce? Ok gals, I can remember going through my divorce and having diarrhea of the mouth about every foul thing my ex did – and you know what? It didn’t make me feel any [...]
Nothing Says “Merry Christmas” Like A Divorce Voucher
These days you name it and you can find it in gift certificate form – spa treatments, movies, furniture… But what do you think of the idea of a ‘Divorce Voucher’ as a Christmas gift?’
A few weeks ago, a law firm in England named Lloyd Platt and Company began offering such vouchers as gifts for the holiday [...]
Reader Question: First Post-Divorce Christmas
Submitted by: Cathy
My husband and I divorced several months ago after eleven years of marriage. He’s living in a neighboring town and we share custody of our children, ages nine and seven. It was a bitter divorce and our kids heard far too much anger towards the end.
My question is what to do about celebrating [...]
When Your Ex is a Turkey
Submitted by: Cathy
This Thanksgiving I will serve turkey and all the trimmings. It is going to be a Martha Stewart holiday complete with the perfect table setting. A centerpiece of pumpkins and shellacked gourds surrounded by smiling family members sharing gratitude for family, friends, and life in general.
Stewing a pot of anger
The only problem is, [...]
Heavy heart for the holidays?
Submitted by: Big Little Wolf
Newly separated or divorced? Already anticipating the holiday blues? There are no easy answers, but I may have a few suggestions heading into the season, even if your familial landscape (and marital status) is undergoing a difficult time of change.
Thanksgiving isn’t about the turkey
Just remember – Thanksgiving isn’t about the turkey [...]
Birthday Tiaras: The Sweetness of Life After Divorce
Submitted by: Maya
It was my birthday yesterday. I don’t know about you but I still get that princess feeling when I wake up and realise that it’s MY day. I polish my mental tiara and walk out into the world, seeing the flowers looking a little brighter, the coffee smells a bit nuttier, the [...]
Holiday Loneliness…How to Beat Those Post Divorce Holiday Blues
Submitted by: Maya
Yep, it’s getting to be that time of year again. In my family there are a rash of birthdays in October. Mama, Daddy and then me, followed by grandmothers, aunts, sisters~in~law, nephews and when I was finally out on my own and able to celebrate being an individual, I proceeded to have my [...]
Happy Mother’s Day…..well, relatively speaking anyway
Ah, Mother's Day – you know the day your spouse is supposed to go out and get cards and gifts for you from the children who are too young to drive much less to really focus in on a day meant just for mom.
But, alas no spouse. Thankfully, my dear friend Cathy helped my thirteen [...]
