I got invited to a party for the first time in a LONG time last week. It was to go to a friend’s house for small Christmas party. I hadn’t seen my friend in a long time, and she was one of my divorce pioneers. We spent many hours talking about knowing what the right […]
Lessons I've Learned
The Real Me
A couple months ago we went to Family Weekend at my daughter’s school. We had a great time. After not being able to visit school at all the first two thirds of her freshman year, it was really nice to be able to go see her in her element, watch her swim, see her interact […]
It’s Not You, It’s Me
I spent the weekend at a swim meet on Long Island with my 10 and 12-year-old. It’s nice to be back at swim meets. It’s nice to see the kids having fun on deck with their friends. It’s nice to be able to sit in the stands and actually see your kids swim in person. […]
I Choose to see the Opportunities
The kids went to their father’s house today at noon. They are with him for the whole weekend. I had a Facebook live to do for E-School, and then I was going to just chill out for a little bit. It was a cold and rainy morning here in CT, so it was the perfect […]
The Girl At The End Of The Road
Every day there is a girl sitting on the big rock at the end of the road. She waits for one of her siblings to get off the bus. I think she’s high school aged. The first time I saw her sitting there I waved at her as I turned down the road. The girl […]
The Experience Jar
The last blog post I wrote was on July 13th. It was also the only blog post I wrote in July. That’s a new LBPWIAM record for me. Least Blog Posts Written In A Month. I seriously underestimated the degree to which July was going to kick my ass. IT SERIOUSLY KICKED MY ASS. July […]