Divorce

Here's a collection of all of our articles filed under divorce

Category: Columnists
The View From Here
The Ticket List
By Amy Sue Nathan
It all started in 10th grade on the dark wood fold-down seats of my high school auditorium. The lights dimmed. I sat there landlocked as a dozen of my best, best friends, all Jewish, appeared on stage in full habits as nuns in The Sound of Music. I’d...read more
Category: Columnists
The View From Here
Being Hip
By Amy Sue Nathan
"I've lost thirty pounds and nothing has changed except the size of my jeans," I said to my therapist.  She nodded as therapists do.   "It has nothing to do with my weight, does it?"  It really wasn't a question....read more
Category: Columnists
Dinner for One
Does One Label Fit All?
By Susan Courtad
Maybe I’m the only single parent who wonders this at times, but am I really a single mom? Do I have the right to call myself one? Sure, I have two kids. I happen to be divorced and not yet remarried. I’m single. I’m a mother. Technically,...read more
Category: Columnists
Dinner for One
Brides, Boys and Bellyaches
By Susan Courtad
I always knew single parenthood would have its challenges, but I never imagined it would make me ill. Not ill-ill, thankfully, just a queasy kind of ill whenever certain subjects come up in our house. You know, like love, marriage and dating. The first...read more
Category: Columnists
Dinner for One
Hollywood’s Single Parents: Real or Really Wrong?
By Susan Courtad
Is it just me, or have single moms come into their own in Hollywood – or, dare I say, are in vogue in our celebrity-crazed world? Solo parenting is nothing new, but being a single mom seems to be one of Tinsel Town’s latest hooks in promoting...read more
Category: Lifestyle
Imperfect Single Mom
My first plunge into online dating -- as a single mom.
By Rachel Sarah
I recently took a plunge into online dating for my first time -- as a single mom. "I am a warm and generous single mom seeking a respectful and cooperative man who dreams big with both feet on the ground."  I've been raising my six-year-old...read more
Category: Lifestyle
Supermarket Epiphany
Revelation on aisle six.
By Amy Sue Nathan
Everyone was right. My kids did deserve to grow up with a mother who was happy. And I was. I was happy with my wonderful kids and my circle of French-manicured girlfriends, latte clutches, wine times and PTO. Who wouldn't be? Our newly decorated four-bedroom...read more
Category: Lifestyle
The View From Here
For this city gal there was nothing better than suburban bliss.
By Amy Sue Nathan
I wasn't sorry that all I wanted was a traditional, old-fashioned family life, yet I constantly found myself apologizing not only for having it, but also for not trying to change it. It was enough for me. It was fun and fulfilling and left me wanting...read more
Category: Lifestyle
Dad vs. Father
Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.
By Rollie Allaire
It’s amazing how two men can have a different outlook on their children. My ex-partner fathered two amazing boys. My current partner has been their dad for the last 7 years. I have two boys -- Kasey is 9 and Michael is 11. The arrangement has...read more
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