It doesn’t seem that unusual for older women to go back to school. A friend of mine has just finished her master’s in education, another friend is working on hers and a neighbor has started back at school for nursing. I also did my master’s in journalism as I was going through my divorce. In…
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Reassessing the magic of childhood
For any woman contemplating divorce, one of the biggest questions is how will the children react? I believe the response is so individual that generalizations can’t or shouldn’t be made. Evvy, for example, was married for 42 years when she decided enough was enough. Even though her children were grown up and out of the house, she…
As free as a bird
Evvy had been married for 42 years when she realized her husband was having another affair. This time it was with a woman some 1300 miles away in Toronto who he was working for. Like the other times, Evvy had to decide – should she stay in the marriage or leave? *** First of all, I thought I…
A light bulb moment
One of the most common challenges faced by newly-single women is home maintenance. Evvy, who was married for 42 years and has been divorced now for about four years, was recently celebrating her victory changing a light bulb – yeah! That’s one I can empathize with but before my story, here’s Evvy’s: In the marital…
