Posts by rosadesal

not really sure how to word that subject line. i'm reading through here, and while i've had my times of absolute chaos and anger with my ex (among other things), for the most part we are on great terms now. in many ways, i have a hard...

Quote: Originally Posted by vanislemama Thanks everyone, for your insights. I really value them. Update is that we had a really decent talk about a lot of things, and I feel much better about the dating stuff. We...

Quote: Originally Posted by Seasons There are a lot of them. An entire, written-for-laypeople but based-on-sound-extensive-studies book: The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: A 25-Year Landmark Study (2000), Wallerstein....

sunraye i PMed you. meesh - neener neener you know everyone. queen jane - have you had to deal with your son's dad much?

does anyone really struggle with that? maybe its moreso because i grew up going back and forth between my own parents who lived just a few blocks away (wonder if i would have felt differently if there was a few cities between?), but it...

ooooh. my ex is moving into a new apartment with his girlfriend of two months, he says she's "the one." oh, i remember being "the one." and the girl before me. and the first one after me that he was about to buy a...

Quote: Originally Posted by meemee be prepared for the future though. my dd mourned not having daddy and mommy together at 5 - 3 1/2 years after we split. she does not even remember all of us living together. it started...

i am going through this too, or at least am in the beginning stages. it was very helpful to read your post, and i'm so sorry. the best advice i've been given thus far is to create the most comfortable space possible both with you, and...

hopefully this is the right place to post this! i'm looking for single mothers in the metro detroit area for some support and company. i was never married to dd's father, so things are a little sticky over here sometimes and most of the...

does childcare before 7am exist???? i drove past meadowbrook learning center on geddes, but they don't open til 7 and i start work at 7. i'm looking for a few mornings a week for my daughter (almost 2) to be around other children,...