Reality Bites
byToday I face the demoralising task of going to school to beg them not to kick my kids out even though I owe a…
Divorce
Divorce is a long and painful process. There will be so many times where you will feel you have finally reached closure only to have something happen that makes you realise you’re not even close.
When you do finally reach closure, that point where you say to yourself “Yes, I am happier without you”, it is an amazing feeling.
Do we really need romance?
byI have a type. Tall, dark and handsome. Celebrity wise, think Rob Lowe, John Mayer, Harry Styles and John Stamos. Personality wise I like…
Who gets the friends, family and pets?
byIn the midst of separation and divorce, there’s a minefield of legislation to protect each others rights. When it comes to property and children…
A glimmer of happiness
byOver the past 8 months, I’ve wondered many times if I’d ever be happy again. Not happy in the sense of finding a partner…
Steps towards the final goodbye
byThe night before…… As 2016 draws to a close I feel a pressing need to reach some closure on the end of my marriage. …
Un-done by Jam Roly Poly
byIn an effort to “put the children first” my ex husband and I will be having Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas morning breakfast together…
Identity Crisis
by12 months ago I was married, working in a job I love and had 3 beautiful children. Now I’m separated, not working and have…
Out of the Woods
byLooking at it now, last December. We were built to fall apart, then fall back together. Your necklace handing from my neck, the night…
Beginning to heal
byMy healing has begun and I didn’t even realise it until I was telling someone my story today and there were no tears, no…
Nowhere to call home
byEveryone has childhood memories of the home the grew up in. For me, we moved from one side of the city to the other…