It occurred to me today that perhaps the most pertinent trinket to gift someone facing a divorce is a pair of sunglasses.
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I mentioned before that my mom is getting married again. She made the announcement about two months ago and I’m still trying to wrap my head around the whole thing. I don’t know the guy. I only met him once, so it’s hella weird for me to accept the fact that this stranger is going to be my “stepfather”. But then, I also feel a glimmer of excitement because finally there will be an Official Title assigned to someone in my F-Word.
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Today has been a record-breaking traffic day for The Divorce Encouragist!
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Metaphorical True Story:
I started snowboarding the weekend after Christmas 2008. It was a rough start, yet I’ve improved quite a bit since that first lesson. I’ve always been very straight on the board… very conscious of every move I make… determined to remain upright…. and a bit freaked out by an uneven terrain. Earlier this week I started going faster and even tried the half-pipe. My confidence bumped up a notch.
Continue readingDivorce Gifts!
I’m so excited… yesterday I discovered Canada’s Divorce Fair. Today I found out that a store in London is now accepting Divorce Registries (this, on the heels of the Divorce Vouchers)! Why don’t we have these things in the US? (Probably because there’s nationwide concern among a certain segment of the population that the availability of such options will sensationalize divorce. And, we don’t want to do anything else to suggest the eroding sanctity of marriage…. Nevermind the unreasonable sensationalizing of marriage itself which is likely responsible for countless deficient marriages destined to become those divorces we want to avoid…. […]
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