Valentine’s Day is approaching and while others may be excitedly shopping for the perfect gift for their loved one, it’s a festival that can throw any newly-separated or divorced person into a panic attack. The anxiety isn’t limited just to yourself but your children too. Certainly, when my kids were in elementary school, Valentine’s Day…
Tag Archive: Valentine’s Day
Do you choose drugs or our marriage?
When April (@aprilabtbalance) left a comment here a few months ago that she had made a conscious decision after her divorce that she wasn’t going to date, I knew, in this age of online dating, I had to talk to her. Our interview started with April sharing that although she and her ex were together…
Cake for Valentine’s Day
I shared my thoughts on Valentine’s Day is for families … well, Saturday my son saw me baking a chocolate cake and he kept trying to guess what the cake was for. Since he didn’t ask quite the right question and he didn’t see it decorated, he didn’t guess the answer. This morning, he got…
Valentine’s Day is for families
When I went to school, in England, Valentine’s Day was pretty lowkey. We certainly weren’t expected to bring in cards for our classmates and it wasn’t until my teenage years, that any of the kids started giving and receiving Valentines. I dreaded the day because I never got Valentines and of course, everyone else did….
The Ideal Valentine’s
I posted an entry on Monday about the pressures of Valentine’s Day. Then I missed posting on Wednesday partly because I was working on an audio version of the story. The story aired on KGNU – Boulder/Denver on Friday morning. And for your listening pleasure, here it is: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Bookmark…
