Category Archives: Family

I grieve over people struggling in their marriage. Anthony and I both come from broken homes, and the parents of many of my friends also divorced. When we married, I didn’t have many examples of healthy, long-term marriages. It took … Continue reading →

Don’t do it. It’s worth the effort to make it work. As the child of a divorce, married to a child of a divorce, watching the self-destruction of other children of divorces, I just don’t have patience for it. I … Continue reading →

I have a need to be understood. And when I am misunderstood, I am very frustrated and hurt. The level of hurt depends on the person misunderstanding me, but it is always painful. One of the few plot points that … Continue reading →

I got what I wanted for Christmas! (Of course, it helps that I ripped the page out of World Magazine with the review of the Cirque de Soleil Elvis album and handed it to Anthony with the words – “This … Continue reading →

This is not a real cheerful Christmas this year, as we struggle to understand and move forward with the results of Anthony’s brother’s actions. But it is still a joyful season. We are saved and secure, no matter what happens … Continue reading →

It’s a great line. It falls under the concept of allowing the other person’s feelings to be validated as real, and accepting that the person feels that way is a good step toward opening communication back up. But the next … Continue reading →

…? I’ve had a very few people say that perhaps we aren’t being fair to Dave, or that he doesn’t deserve they way we’re treating him. As people say, there are always 2 sides to the story. I am not … Continue reading →

As I’ve said, we do a lot of talking trying to figure out how Dave could do this after 10 years of marriage and seeming to be happy for much of that time. So, for all our Trek friends, this … Continue reading →

One thing David told the school counselor that first Friday after he left was that he and Alison were best friends. Alison agrees completely with that part, even if the rest of what he said doesn’t make sense. Alison keeps … Continue reading →

You know the type – stays in an abusive relationship because she doesn’t know any other way to feel loved. Lets her boyfriend or husband call her stupid or lazy and tell her that she’s no good and couldn’t do … Continue reading →