divorced
Sometimes a good divorce is better than a bad marriage.
Christmas
There I was, sitting down, swinging my stubby legs back and forth on the booth. Kicking the only pole that gave stability to the wooden table. The smell of syrup and crispy, hot bacon streamed throughout the place leaving children unsettled and adults, impatient.
By Vivian Padilla8 years ago in Families
When Christmas Isn't Christmas Anymore
Let me start by breaking this down for you This is not a story about how Christ has been taken out of CHRISTmas—although there is a story to be had there. I am writing this as an advocate for the people who are too young to understand or are too scared to have a voice. I am tired of crying about it and need to put it into words instead, please don't feel sorry for me. Instead, evaluate how you are handling these situations if they pertain to you and save someone else the same heartache.
By Betty Albertson8 years ago in Families
Divorce
My marriage of seven years ended this past October. We were supposed to be forever. I thought we were happy. We had a beautiful family together. I didn't realize it was all a lie. Turned out he had multiple relationships throughout ours, starting while we were dating. One of his many girlfriends was his brother's girlfriend. Who does that to family? I realized we were done when he took a trip to see his current girlfriend on Mother's Day. While he was gone I did some digging. That's when I found all the messages from one of the girls. I immediately found a lawyer.
By LATOYA RICHARDSON8 years ago in Families
Family First
I’m gonna start off my introducing myself... I’m Jen and I have 4 kids and a husband who is in the military. I also have an ex who is a parent to three of my kids. My life as you see can be kinda messy because to me my family comes first. Having an ex and a military husband can make every day different especially when custody is being shared and everyone has a different idea to how things should run when it comes to the kids. Trust me when I say I’m definitely not an expert in love or marriage or even kids but I love my family and I’m super grateful for what I have and I am very excited to share my experiences, ups and downs with everyone.
By Jen Carmona8 years ago in Families
How We Survived
You were supposed to be my forever. We weren't supposed to split up. We had the perfect family from the outside looking in. Yes we had our ups and downs just like any relationship, but we took a vow to be there for each other and stay with each other no matter what.
By Kristen Gonzales8 years ago in Families
When Mom Leaves
Okay, before we dive into abandonment, I would like to share a tidbit from my life. My parents were married when I was only two months old but divorced shortly after. My mother was abusive as well as a cheater so my father took me and left her. The court obviously awarded custody to my father. And my mother decided that she did not want her parental rights nor did she want her visitations. In fact, she eventually signed away her parental rights. However, my mother kept visitations with her firstborn who is my older half-brother.
By Alyssa Horn8 years ago in Families
Co-Parenting
As a child I always dreamed of meeting prince charming! Whether he rode in on a white horse wearing a suit of armor, or sailed up to the beach in a beautiful ship, or if one day he came to my rescue in a swift and courageous manner! Let’s be realistic ladies (and gentleman) who doesn't want a fairy tale ending! Most kids hear the same basic order in which people believe life should go after you graduate high school, you go to college, get a degree, get a job, meet "prince charming," get married, then last but not least, you have kids. Now I don't speak for all women, but as for me, my life didn't go that way! I'm not here to talk about school or weddings or dream relationships, we’re going to touch on a much heavier topic for about 70% of mothers, children, & fathers in America today. That's right folks, co-parenting.
By Krysten Michele8 years ago in Families
Step-Children Don’t Like You? Don’t Worry, It’s Normal. Top Story - September 2017.
I left an abusive marriage more than 30 years ago when my three children were quite young. The following two years were spent repairing the damaged relationships with my sons, who had all but been ignored during the travesty that was my marriage. Even though I vowed never to remarry, I met a wonderful man who was the exact opposite of my former husband and eventually we were married. Our relationship was perfect and my children were very happy. In short, we had the perfect family. One-by-one my sons asked if they could call Tom "Dad" and of course no-one was happier than their new dad. Tom and I agreed at the beginning of our relationship that I alone would be responsible for disciplining the children because I was concerned they may resent him, so Tom basically became a good friend to my three sons.
By Mari-Louise Speirs8 years ago in Families
Does the Government Help with Child Maintenance?
In 2016, there were 2.9 million single parent families in the UK, according to the Office of National Statistics. In 86% of these, the single parent was the mother. According to Gingerbread, only 52% of these mothers receive any money at all from the fathers of their children. In many cases, the amount of money these fathers pay is extremely low, an average of £35 a week.
By Clare Scanlan8 years ago in Families
