Posted by Delaine - July 31, 2009 - On being alone, Parenting, Time Without Kids
This here divorced mom is sitting here wearing her SuperGirl jammies, with freshly painted toenails and a white skin mask on. Yes, I’m having an evening of self-pampering. But tonight feels different than other ‘grooming’ nights – it’s the kick-off to my 10-day ‘vacation’ without my three kids. This is the first time since I had kids, [...]
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Posted by Delaine - February 22, 2009 - Dating & Sex, From the Dating Trenches, Phases/ Stages, Support & Girlfriends
In a previous article, I wrote openly about how I’d been chatting with a man who unexpectedly, yet honorably, told me he has herpes. I was trying to decide if I should even bother to meet him in person… Early Friday evening arrived. (I was suppose to meet him later) All dressed up and feeling fabulous, I [...]
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Posted by Delaine - February 7, 2009 - Parenting, Time Without Kids
On our nights alone without kids, we have choices: what to do, who to talk to, and most importantly, how to feel. I will be honest with you – for months after getting divorced, I spent many a night alone grieving. The stretches of time in front of me served as feeding time for my [...]
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Posted by Delaine - December 22, 2008 - Children, Grief/ Anger, Surviving
“My ex-husband took the kids for the first time this weekend. And my heart is so heavy.” This message awaited me from a newly-divorcing friend on Facebook this morning. She was floundering, her free time only reminding her how empty and confused she felt. I read her message with a tight chest: I [...]
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