Category: Divorce
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Gratitude for a tiny flame
You know what I’m not thankful for tonight? This brain that won’t shut up. Dude, shut up already. I’m tired and I just want to fire off some cursory I’m grateful for fuzzy puppies-style post so I can meet my gratitude requirement and go the fark to bed. But no. This brain cannot ever let…
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The pangs of sympathetic divorce
Note: I wrote this more than a week ago. Certainly this situation aggravated the slow, acid-reflux burn of my own breakup. Feeling much better now than when I wrote it. No need to call the men with the white coats. You know, unless they’re single and cute … _____________ A marriage very close to me…
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When you have no choice, soldier on
Years ago I went to visit my friend Jeana (not her real name) in Lexington, KY. I drove my cushy rental car from my hot shot job down to her apartment near the University. After settling in, she suggested we get dinner. We walked out to her car. I saw that the driver side door…
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Marking a decade with chinese food and the Real Housewives
It’s 5:44 on Friday. I’ve canceled my plans. I’ve ordered Chinese food. I have some wine. I have some “Real Housewives” on the DVR. My goal: Be in bed with a book by 7:30. Asleep by 8:30. This time, exactly 10 years ago, I was standing at the altar. Yup. I knew this day was…
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Me and my gal Katrina: Aftermath and aftershocks
I heard someone on the radio the other day say that silence, control and having a stiff upper lip pushes people apart. It’s showing our vulnerabilities that draws us together. Cuddle up, won’t cha? Right now I’m reading One Dead in the Attic by Chris Rose. I’ve been meaning to read it for years. It’s…
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Oops. I married a Giant Man-Baby. Now what?
I have the BEST readers. Seriously. One of my smart, articulate, funny ladypeeps just sent me this (via email) in response to TK’s awesome writeup on the Giant Man-Baby Phenomenon. This one is all about what to do if you find yourself already married to a giant man-baby. [I have a new post of my…