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Welcome to Splitsville. This weekly column will focus on parenting after a divorce, break-up or one-night stand that didn’t end like a Katherine Heigl movie.
Separated parents still have to get involved in school activities together. Whether its parent-teacher conferences, spelling tests or school recitals, you’re all going to have to get along for the sake of your child’s education. More
Welcome to Splitsville. This weekly column will focus on parenting after a divorce, break-up or one-night stand that didn’t end like a Katherine Heigl movie.
It’s difficult for two parents living under the same roof to agree on rules. We all have our own hang-ups, our own ideas about discipline and our own personal views on proper behavior. I’ve gotten very used to listening when my daughter asks my husband for permission, because sometimes I’m surprised by the things he approves. Or doesn’t approve. For instance, he is completely fine with being climbed like a jungle gym. For me, well he says that I’m just too fragile.
Rules are hard to enforce in one household. So how are earth are you supposed to negotiate two separated parents making their own different family regulations? And how do you communicate the differences to your child?
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Welcome to Splitsville. This weekly column will focus on parenting after a divorce, break-up or one-night stand that didn’t end like a Katherine Heigl movie.
When a friend of mine got pregnant with her second child, she told the world by giving her daughter a bunch of “Big Sister” shirts. It was a cute way to share the news with her friends and family. Her daughter would pull off her jacket and my friend got to watch as the realization dawned on those around her and everyone started to squeal in delight. I guess my ex was going for the same kind of surprise when he bought our daughter Bridal Barbie. More
Today, I’m reliving a pretty bleak time in my life. In Splitsville, I talked about the exact moment when I knew that my relationship with the father of my daughter was over. Most people don’t expect revelations like that to happen in the delivery room, but everyone has their own story. So now, I want to hear about your experiences. How old were your little one(s) when you knew that your marriage or partnership was over? More
Welcome to Splitsville. This weekly column will focus on parenting after a divorce, break-up or one-night stand that didn’t end like a Katherine Heigl movie.
My daughter’s father and I never had a perfect relationship, but it wasn’t until I gave labor that I realized I wanted to leave him.
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A Tea Party Congressman owes over $100,000 in child support and the world is outraged by his hypocrisy. But would anyone care about his parental obligation if he wasn’t a politician? More
Welcome to Splitsville. This weekly column will focus on parenting after a divorce, break-up or one-night stand that didn’t end like a Katherine Heigl movie.
As concerned people everywhere enjoy pointing out, children born to single parents tend to have a more difficult time. Recent studies say that it has more to do with education than marital status, but three years ago, I was constantly reminded by super well-meaning individuals that having my daughter by myself was damning her to a difficult life. Since all of this advice was doled out after I was already pregnant and my daughter’s father was effectively missing-in-action, I really appreciated it.
Instead of being helpful or even appropriate, all these comments did was make me feel extremely guilty for bringing my little girl into the world with only me for support. Guilt can make parents do some crazy things, like spoiling your children rotten. More
Child custody and support has always been a touchy issue. The family laws in place are a general guideline that gets applied to thousands of different scenarios every year. It’s impossible to create a law that fits each unique situation, so a lot of parents and children don’t get their specific needs met.
Rachel Alexander at Townhall believes that she’s found a solution. “Shared Parenting” is the idea that instead of the usual sole-custody-with-parental-visitation-model that’s so commonly used now, divorced parents should split parenting duties, time and costs equally. There would be no child support, which she considers to be the biggest problem with current family law practices, and children would alternate weeks at their parent’s home.
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Welcome to Splitsville. This weekly column will focus on parenting after a divorce, break-up or one-night stand that didn’t end like a Katherine Heigl movie.
We all know the sinking feeling in your stomach when you watch your child get hurt. There’s an overwhelming panic when they first cry out that’s almost impossible to describe. I’ve never felt anything like it. Whether its a splinter in their foot, a scrape on their knee or a bonk on the head, child injuries are heart-wrenching and terrifying.
The most awful injuries produce large marks for the world to see. A black eye, a bruised cheek, or, Heaven forbid, a cast can make every passerby look at you like an awful person. You take an injured child into the store and people start to stare. Sure, there’s a logical explanation for the boo-boo, but its not like you want to explain it to every person you see. Even if you tried, people would wonder why you’re so defensive. If its difficult to explain to a stranger how your child was hurt, its near torture to try to tell your ex. More
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Welcome to Splitsville. This weekly column will focus on parenting after a divorce, break-up or one-night stand that didn’t end like a Katherine Heigl movie.
Do you know what its like to try to get a child a passport these days? A single parent with all legal and custodial rights must either petition the courts or convince their ex to come down to the passport office to sign off on the application in person. Apparently, the passport office goes by the name on the birth certificate, not the actual legal guardians. And they must bring their child with them. Now I completely and totally understand why these rules are necessary. It should be difficult to take your child out of the country. I’m thankful that you need the written permission of both parents. That doesn’t make sitting in line for hours with your toddler and your ex any more fun.
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Welcome to Splitsville. This weekly column will focus on parenting after a divorce, break-up or one-night stand that didn’t end like a Katherine Heigl movie.
In a sea of touchy parenting topics, discipline in the great white shark. Or the killer whale. Or monstrous mile-long squid. Whatever the most terrifying creature out there is, that’s discipline. People don’t even want to mention it. It strikes fear into the heart of honest and thoughtful conversations everywhere.
Discipline is just such a personal decision. And people are very passionate about their choices. To make matters even worse, discipline demands consistency. It’s difficult enough for a married couple to agree on disciplining techniques and applying them evenly. For parents living in separate households, it becomes even more crucial and even more challenging.
It’s lot of fun to juggle holidays between my family and my in-laws. It’s even more fun to throw in my daughter’s father’s schedule. Suddenly, there’s a whole new set of favorites and preferences to consider. On any given holiday, here’s the list of family obligations my three year old is supposed to honor: her immediate family, her mother’s parent’s, her mother’s father’s parents, her mother’s mother’s parents, her step-father’s parents, her father, her father’s father, her father’s mother, her father’s father’s parents and her father’s mother’s parents. Now sometimes, grandparents and great-grandparents are seen simultaneously, but not always. So for a single holiday, my pre-schooler has ten households that want a fraction of her time. More
Welcome to Splitsville. This weekly column will focus on parenting after a divorce, break-up or one-night stand that didn’t end like a Katherine Heigl movie.
One of the most frightening things about separated parenting is the thought of someone new entering the equation. When you split with your child’s other parent, you don’t normally think about their future relationships. You have other things on your mind. And then, months or years later, your ex starts dating again. Or you start dating again. Someone is dating and it messes up everything! More
Welcome to Splitsville. This weekly column will focus on parenting after a divorce, break-up or one-night stand that didn’t end like a Katherine Heigl movie.
Children can be grumpy and temperamental. I’m sorry to break that harsh news to you. I’m sure it comes as a complete shock. You might be asking where the research is to back up this assertion. Well, I don’t have any. But I’m still pretty sure that kids are a finicky, moody lot.
