Tag Archives: Divorce

The Chair

The reasons a chair might be empty are numerous. At our house, we have some missing family members when we gather around our table; family members we wish were still there with us. We also miss friends who used to join us for meals when we lived far from where we are now. Continue reading

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O Father, Where Art Thou?

“Where’s my father?” is a reasonable question for a divorced kid to ask.  Some kids don’t need to ask.  They stay in close contact with both parents, dependent upon custody and visitation arrangements.  For other kids, that’s not the way … Continue reading

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She Had to Be Tough

When she was barely two years old, her older brother painted her red from head to toe with dry cherry Jell-O mix.  For a follow-up, he found a pair of scissors and gave most of her dolls crew cuts. She … Continue reading

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