Here are some key factors to successfully navigating a divorce and coming out whole:
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Change Your Interpretation of What It Means To Be Alone
Being alone after a difficult marriage could mean you are a failure… or it could mean you made a hard choice to improve the quality of your life. If you are getting over an infidelity, being alone could mean you are undesirable… or it could mean that your ex’s behavior was outside your control, and has no bearing on who you are or how beautiful you are. Being a divorced mom could mean you always stay home alone on weekend nights … or it could mean that you use your time alone to do something dynamic like go back to school, volunteer in the community or start a business.
Going through a divorce is not easy on anyone, especially the kids. As parents, we want to help our children experience as little or no anxiety about the situation. After all it’s not their fault. www.firstwivesworld.com published a very helpful article with some great tips for parents to use when their children experience different emotions through the divorce.
Life after the divorce can be truly overwhelming. Overwhelming emotions—grief, regret, anger, and loss—can plague your thoughts day and night. It will seem like you’re beginning your life all over again. Which is actually the case. Changing your old ways is not easy.
Fortunately, these days, websites offer advice and support for those going through this devastating life-change.
When it comes to ex-spouse conflicts, our life could stay in the glass-half-empty mode. Anger and forgiveness could be the culprit. Are you tired of fighting in court? Do you blame your ex for the loss of hopes and dreams? You’re not alone. So, how do we deal with our ex for all time, especially when we share children?
Finding the right career is no easy task, but you should know that it is an achievable goal. Even if you are starting later in life. There was a time when a middle aged individual who worried about being back on the market was exclusively referring to their love life. However, we now live in a time where many people have found themselves in need of new career ideas later in life instead. In many cases we see men and women finding the right career at age 50 or even older.
Being a single parent can be challenging on even the most relaxed days, but summertime brings a whole new set of challenges. There are the heat and the bugs, the cuts and the scrapes, and the inevitable “Mom I’m bored” heard by every parent at least once over the summer.
For a single parent, vacations can be even more difficult as child care becomes a necessity and planning activities can be extremely challenging while trying to juggle a job and provide for the children.
Divorce is a crucial decision, which will affect your life and the lives of your family for unknown and countless years. Instead of improving your life, a divorce may give you another set of problems to deal with. Getting ready for a divorce transition begins by evaluating your relationship’s facets.
It hit me around 9:00 am that I felt as though I was dragging my body around and I stopped and wondered ‘why?’
How you talk to your kids about divorce can make all the difference. Sometimes, especially with younger children, you don’t even need to use the word “divorce.” A brief and simple explanation of what changes might be happening is a great start.