The other child pretends to tolerate me, ignores me – remains cut off and removed from me, most of the time. I was never a perfect parent, suffered with depression & anxiety related to PTSD. And I also knew enough to be as transparent as possible with them, admitted I didn’t ...
Going through a divorce can be a traumatic experience. While there is emotional baggage, there are certain practicalities that one has to deal with. If one or both parties are unaware of the legalities of filing for a divorce, things can get complicated. With the intent of helping individuals...
Having the other person conform to our desires so we will love them is manipulation, not love. Focusing on “what’s in it for me” is a death knell for true love. Yet, as mothers, we sometimes forget that in our relating to our adult children. When we can view them with some deta...
With mortgage interest rates continuing to remain unaffordable for most divorcing couples, combined with New York's notoriously high real estate prices and property taxes, establishing two separate post-divorce households may require "creative financial cooperation" between divorcing parents. This topic has...
Don’t pick on your adult children or their spouses. You shouldn’t try to rearrange the furniture in their living room! Definitely don’t tell them how to raise their children. Adult Children: Give Them Wings When one of my daughters left for college as a young adult, she gave me a ...
When my wife used to ask me to tell her in-depth, exactly why I love her, I fumbled at my words. But if she asked me to build her something, fix something, or schedule something, I am ALL about it. I show love through my actions and less so through my words. ...
I hear stories of an angry ex husband or wife sending mean texts all the time. Getting a mean, angry text out of the blue from an ex is a horrible feeling. It’s disturbing. It’s upsetting. It’s creepy. How To Deal With An Angry Ex Husband Sending Mean Texts: ...
Ironically, the very next hour, I had a first session with a client who explained why he was coming to therapy like this: Honestly, I’m here because my wife is threatening to divorce me if I don’t come. When I asked why she was threatening to divorce him, he said this: I guess...
to divorce is yours. However, if Godhasjoined you as Divine Mates, you should not break apart what He put together. In that case, just as He led you to become man and wife, He would have to lead you to divorce. In either case, if the Holy Spirit leads you to separate from your...
if a man wants a divorce and his wife does not agree, he can gather 100 rabbis to sign a document claiming that she is being unreasonable and that therefore he is allowed to marry another woman. When a woman wants a divorce but her husband refuses, she is stuck, chained, becoming anag...