Articles tagged with divorce
Self-Preservation
I tried. Oh, how I tried! I thought you tried, too, But I have come to realize that You only gave the illusion of "try." It took me a long time To understand that You are not what or who I thought you were. I did not expect perfection. I did expect
Divorce Court: Final Today?
I believe that today is the day that my daughter's divorce will be final. There is a hearing at 9 a.m. She will not be there, though her attorney and her "ex-" will be, as he is acting pro se. Things did not go well for him a couple of weeks
Life Has So Many Hurts
I just got off the phone with my daughter. Not even five days after a judge's ruling and there are games more being played, words being minced, and more. One would think that when situation after situation does not go in one's favor, that the offen
Trial Over, Ruling In, Still Not Finished
Watching my daughter's divorce trial has given me a much different perspective about the legal and judicial systems, and also human behavior. It has been a situation that I hope no one ever has to go through in their lifetime--personally, professional
Prepare for the Worst, Hope for Better
Replete with pens, steno notebook, and the desire to be of support to my grown daughter in whatever way I can be, I will be leaving the comfort of my own little world soon to bolster myself up to sit as an observer in a courtroom tomorrow and for however l
The End May Be in Sight
I do not talk of this much, but there has been a horrible situation happening in my family for a long time. I have alluded to things with a couple of posts: This Affects Everyone and Poetry: Question for a Fool. I will not shar
This Affects Everyone
Separation and divorce affects everyone in a family. Some (breakups) are better than others because all parties are determined to make it as painless as possible. These are the people that will remain friends decades later. There are other people, h
Poetry: Question for a Fool
An acrostic poem is one where the first letter in each line forms a word or a phrase. This is one that I wrote in response to what a loved one was going through when she left her marriage. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Question for a Fool Many peop
