Posted by Delaine - January 19, 2011 - Grief/ Anger, Infidelity, Surviving
“Hang tough Delaine – things are going to better. You really are better without him…” Many, many times I heard these words from girlfriends when I found out my ex was cheating. I knew they were right, that at some point things HAD to get better. But while in the throes of my grief, those words felt [...]
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Posted by Delaine - January 13, 2011 - Healing, Phases/ Stages, Wisdom Gained
Recently I flew to my former hometown of Ottawa, Ontario to visit my family. And while there, I experienced something that I bet happens to a lot of divorced women and men: I met up for drinks with an old flame – a boyfriend I hadn’t seen in some 15 years. Meeting with him wasn’t something I’d [...]
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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 - January 5, 2009 - Grief/ Anger, Phases/ Stages, Surviving
Out of the blue, my aunt emailed me this photo tonight. I’m not posting it because I want you say I look cute. I’m showing it because it made me burst out crying. Look at how innocent I was. My God, the face of an angel with hair so white. I keep wondering what I was like back then…but I [...]
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