by webdev | Mar 14, 2011 | My bat-shit crazy divorce, My custodial nightmare
So let’s recap, shall we? In Part 1 of Parallel Parenting, we learned the following: Coraline’s “Other Mother” looks eerily like Marilyn Manson, and some have said Marilyn Manson looks eerily like the “Other Mother” of my children....
by webdev | Mar 2, 2011 | I heart symbols, My bat-shit crazy divorce, My custodial nightmare
Every other Monday when my kids return from a week with the ex, I follow the same routine as I wait for my children to step off the bus. I pace. I wait. I pace. I wait some more. Then I see them, squeal to myself, “Holy shitballs…here they come!” and sweep them up in...
by webdev | Dec 29, 2010 | Current (crazy) events, I heart symbols, My (forced) reinvention, My bat-shit crazy divorce, My custodial nightmare
You’ve all heard of a “Dear John” letter, right? Well, while doing research for this blog post, I was fascinated alarmed intrigued disgusted to discover that the iconic letter in which a woman unceremoniously dumps a man probably originated in World War II. I can only...
by webdev | Dec 22, 2010 | Current (crazy) events
A little bit of a departure here from my personal story … to turn the spotlight onto a juicier, timelier, potentially awesome-r soap opera. This tale is half Westside Story (without the power ballads), half Legends of the Fall (without the sibling power...
by webdev | Dec 3, 2010 | I heart symbols, My (forced) reinvention, My bat-shit crazy divorce, My custodial nightmare
You know, it occurs to me at this pivotal juncture of my life that the past few years have taught me a valuable lesson: Namely, there is a wrong way — and typically anywhere from one to a shitload of right ways — to approach many of life’s pesky little...