What’s worse than being a 30 something year old woman out in the dating world trying to find her perfect soul mate? Being a 30 something year old woman out in the dating world trying to find her second perfect soul mate who doesn’t mind that she’s divorced, unemployed, and has two young kids that [...]
September 28, 2008
I was sitting at the bus stop waiting for public transport to take me home after getting my groceries for dinner. Since I live in San Francisco and I have a kind face, a homeless man wheeled up to me to ask for money. His wheelchair as well as his filthy three piece wool suit [...]
September 16, 2008
Today is the anniversary of the day I pledged to God and the world that I would love my husband “til death do us part.” There goes that pledge! I think God and the world should be congratulating me on breaking that pledge…if I would have kept the vow “til death do us part” [...]
August 26, 2008
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August 26, 2008
When you tell people you are getting a divorce, a look of remorse and pity instantly comes across their faces. Of course, most of us instantly match their pained expressions with our own “woe is me” face complete with downcast eyes followed by “It’s hard but I’ll be okay.” Sound familiar? Well damn it, [...]
July 7, 2008
I know a woman. Let’s call her Jill. She thought her husband was gay from the first day she met him. Lots of people told her he was gay from the first day they met him. But Jill didn’t care. He was handsome, smart, and sexy. She pushed the thought of him possibly batting for [...]
July 5, 2008
I was on the subway today and saw a piece of paper on the floor with the title: “The Old and the Lonely”. I’m assuming it floated out of a beat up back pack spattered with dirt stains and various alternative rock buttons (perhaps Green Day or Blink 182-are those band still cool?) pinned to [...]
July 5, 2008
I asked myself this question one night when I was wallowing in a sugar induced stupor of Chips Ahoy chocolate chips cookies and strawberry margaritas (I know it’s an odd combination, but when going through a divorce alcohol seems a reasonable substitution for the standard cookies and milk!) Crying for the loss of my best [...]
May 7, 2008
One sees some strange things when using public transportation. While I was taking my boys to school today on the bus, I got to thinking…why not? Why not do the things that make you happy? This advice could not be any more important than when you’re going through a divorce. I have a [...]
May 5, 2008
I just read an excellent article by Cheryl Richardson, www.cherylrichardson.com, about moving on and healing after a break up. She states that next to the death of a loved one, dealing with the end of a relationship is one of the most painful things in life that we will endure. Thinking about this [...]
October 2, 2008
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