Just Venting #1

I’m feeling extremely irritated by some comments I’ve heard recently. I think I’m irritated enough to write a series this week about the statements and how I feel about them. For starters…

“Dad wants increased custody. But it’s only because he wants to pay less child support. So now Mom can’t get a job.”

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Divorce Resource

My day began with an email from a friend. The email contained a link to an article stating that the Huffington Post was going to unveil a divorce section.

I checked it out: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/divorce/ and was impressed. I wanted to read everything including the hundreds of comments, but I didn’t have time. Throughout the day, several tweets in my feed featured links to articles on the new site. Each time I went back, there was new content.

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Book: Blended Family Advice

Blending families is tough.  And every situation is different.  It’s no wonder the success statistics for second marriages are so grim.  But there’s hope.  As the saying goes, “knowledge is power” and these days it’s easier to access information to help a blended family survive and thrive. One such source of information is the book Blended Family Advice: A Step-By-Step Guide to Help Blended And Step Families Become Strong and Successful by Shirley Cress-Dudley.  Shirley is a licensed counselor with a master’s degree in Family Studies and another in Education.  More importantly, she’s a member of a blended family. In […]

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