It’s wrong to stay married for the sake of the children

Kristen’s message for today’s post I think is the ultimate lesson from her uncle’s mantra for living: *** I guess I would say to people who are thinking about staying in a marriage because you have children, it’s the wrong thing to do. Ultimately you’ll look back on your life when your kids are grown [...]

Out of your comfort zone and into divorce

Yesterday, I introduced you to Kristen who shared that her first visit to see a divorce attorney was with her six-week old daughter in her arms. Today, she shares her decision to leave her marriage. *** I had extremely bad postpartum depression with my second daughter and it provided a bit of clarity for me [...]

Deciding to divorce

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Although Sally was legally married for nine years, her and her spouse started to separate after seven years. The separation for Sally was an agonizing time… *** The most tortuous time was the period leading up to deciding I was finally going to divorce. We separated for three months and did our own thing. On [...]