Overnight, Marjorie went from being a stay-at-home mom to her two daughters to being the non-custodial parent with very limited access to her youngest daughter. Her eldest daughter was from a previous relationship and her husband had tried to persuade Marjorie that since she had a child, he should be able to raise their youngest…
Supporting your Children
The impacts of divorce on children has to be one of the biggest fears about divorce and Andrea clearly was afraid for her children when she returned them to her ex under temporary orders. After the custody evaluation, they were returned to her as the custodial parent. Her ex was granted limited parenting time and…
Dating after divorce: hostility from your children
It was Lisa’s boyfriend who finally said enough to her ex’s harassment. It was him who came and helped her pack up her home and move to D.C. While he was obviously a tower of strength for Lisa, his presence was greeted by hostility from her children, especially her daughter adding to her parenting after…
Dealing with the Effects of Divorce on Children
One of the most common concerns about ending your marriage, is the effect of divorce on children and usually those concerns are shared by both partners. Lisa has already shared how challenging her mean, vindictive ex made their divorce. Although she was able to shield her children from much of his behavior – they still…
You can still do family dinner nights after divorce
When my current guest, Molly mentioned that her ex still joins her and her children each week for Friday night family dinners, I was curious. I understood Molly wanted to see her ex as a good guy and was determined that her family was not going to ‘broken’ by divorce, but as Judy Osborne observed,…
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