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Sometimes a good divorce is better than a bad marriage.
Meet Your New Stepfather
The grown woman stood in the hallway of the hospital. She had just called her boss and said she would not be back today, and she had called her husband to tell him what was going on, he was leaving work and coming straight to the hospital. She had called her kids to let the two oldest ones that were doing high school classes online know her and their daddy would be late so they would have to look after their younger brothers when they got off the school bus. Last she had called her little brother and told him to come as soon as he could. He was on his way with his girlfriend, with traffic this time of day no one would be here for hours. After all that she just needed to take a breath before she went back in the room, it was going to be a really long day.
By Heather Lunsford3 years ago in Families
Father Value
Family structures can be connected to the idea of a family tree. The structure is based upon who had breed together to create the family that exists as a whole and tends to continue to grow. Family structures can also be defined by the roles or power each individual has in the lineage. Normally the Grandmother and her husband hold the highest power that gets passed down to their children, eldest to youngest, and they pass it down to their children. I’ve learned hierarchy proves nothing other than age being increased, in my opinion of the black families. Much like other populations, we tend to suffer from single-parent households and poverty. I plan to discuss the findings of Patricia Thomas of Duke University on the effects of father presence in black homes.
By Drako the Righter3 years ago in Families
The Infamous Nap
The grown up woman sat at her birth mother's dining room table with her birth mother and her mother's neighbor. She had not come here to see her mother. She came to see her little brother and her step father. Seeing her mother was the price she paid to see them. They were out in the back yard playing with her two small children and her husband was loading up the van so they could head for home.
By Heather Lunsford3 years ago in Families
Tips to Make Divorce Mediation Work For You
Going through a divorce is hard enough. Your whole life is going to change. Some will be better, but other parts are going to be downright challenging. You have to find a way to divide up all of your assets, as well as your debts. Though you may think that you have to go to the courts in order to get divorced, the truth is that there are other options.
By Shelley Wenger3 years ago in Families
Closers
For Joey: a ghost—as always. I A I am in Sendera, finishing up Dad's estate. I haven't been here in 25 years but I'm out of court before noon and I'm hungry. I drift down Main Street and god damn if I don't find Closers. Or what used to be Closers. Now it's called Downtown Texican Bar and Grill. It looks run down. I consider passing it but I’m not seeing much in the way of alternatives.
By Conrad Ilesia3 years ago in Families
The Costs of Divorce
Divorce is considered one of the most challenging things a person can face in life. It's not simply about the important relationship ceasing, but also concerns significant monetary and child-related judgments that must be pushed while impacting an individual's life for years.
By Marquez Kelly4 years ago in Families
How I Can Predict If a New Marriage Will Work or Fail. Top Story - August 2022.
One thing I’ve always been good at is knowing whether a relationship will usually work out long-term or not. This is often possible to figure out once I hang around the two people in the relationship at least a couple or few times. I can remember every wedding I’ve attended where I thought about if the couple had a good chance of making it long-term, or if a divorce was imminent.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer4 years ago in Families
7 Signs Your Marriage Is Over
Abuse of any kind, including physical, verbal, or financial, should be unacceptable. Any spouse who tries to hurt their spouse or intentionally does so should consider divorce. While disagreements are natural in any marriage, when these arguments turn into explosive ones, you should seriously consider divorce. A healthy marriage is based on mutual respect. If you notice these signs, it is time to seek divorce counseling. There are many signs of marriage trouble.
By Diystri Harris4 years ago in Families
I am a man who broke off a marriage
Two weeks before the wedding, I got cold feet. Today, a full year later, I'm still being judged. But I don't regret it.I happened to be sitting next to her when we were playing a board game, and we worked so well together that we were met with gasps.
By pomfret wise4 years ago in Families
Some people love each other even when they can't be married
One day during lunch break, my father was playing basketball with some of his factory colleagues. One of the boys, who also liked his mother, took the opportunity to maliciously collide with him, once, twice... The fourth time Dad was knocked to the ground by the boy without the ball in his hands, and before he knew it, a figure rushed over and hit the boy hard in the chest with his elbow.
By pomfret wise4 years ago in Families
