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When was the last time you heard an employer offer a raise because the employee was divorcing? As couples try to support two households on
By: Tess Worrell Divorcing parents face many issues–most importantly how to craft time with their kids. How does that work? “I want to tuck my
Public venting against an ex-spouse harms three times over. It harms the ex (often the point, but there’s still a cost).
anger It harms children. It harms you. Facebook, Twitter, friends–all offer ample opportunity to tell the world the worst in our ex. Don’t. Here’s why:
By: Tess Worrell If the decision to divorce looms, priority one–tell the children. Soon. Parents often postpone telling their children, believing children will do better
For many–the major drawback for mediation is the unknown. Three steps get parties ready to move forward. Mike saw the devastation of his friends’ divorces.
“When I think about leaving him–his anger, the financial disaster, the friends–I just panic. I can’t breathe. I can’t think. I can’t function.” That sense
Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood. What draws children to read fairy tales? Authors from the Grimm Brothers on down play on a child’s deep-seated fear of abandonment to connect to their reader. Will the hero come to the rescue–or will the child perish? Alone.
When couples divorce, the loss of trust devastates their ability to communicate. Shared lingo disappears. Parents attribute the worst motives to the other parent. They consider ranting the best option for getting what they want. When that doesn’t work–they throw up their hands and blame each other.
“What God has joined together, let no man put asunder.” Mark 10:9 As a Christian mediator largely working with divorcing couples, this passage haunts me.
