Posted by Delaine - January 25, 2011 - Longing...and Learning, Loving & Trusting, Relationships, Social Barriers & Change
What is true love? This is a question I bet millions of divorcing people ask themselves, myself included. After all, we all thought we had it…yet it slipped away. Ever since I was little girl this concept of true love was sold to me everywhere: the movies, TV, church, within my family. It seemed the most magical thing, the perfect [...]
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Posted by Delaine - July 20, 2009 - Dating & Sex, Fears & Challenges, Longing...and Learning, Relationships
A divorcing girlfriend of mine is dating a man who, externally, seems to have it all – good looks, wealth, the trimmings. And inwardly, there’s no denying he is a good, decent man. Together, they seem to make good ‘partners,’ going places, doing projects, having fun… Recently, however, she confessed: “On some deeper level, we [...]
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Posted by Delaine - January 26, 2009 - Parenting, Single Moms, Social Barriers & Change
My 4-year-old daughter grabbed my cheeks and put her face up to mine. I was about to give her a quick kiss when she ordered:” NO mom. You turn your head that way.” Her hands were still on my cheeks. Shocked, I sat there wide-eyed as she planted a VERY long kiss on my lips. [...]
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