TikTok There’s not much that’s fun about divorce or separation. And when children are involved, things can get way more complicated. Custody, child support, alimony, parenting disagreements, the logistics of managing multiple schedules: it’s all challenging under the best of circumstances. And, of course, this is all generally being handled by two people who had...
The Good Life With Stevie and Sazan / YouTube When we start having kids and growing our families, marriage can tend to get put on the back burner. We have school projects, night wakings, gymnastic classes, and playdates. We mitigate fights. We’re gentle parenting through tantrums. And sometimes, when things aren’t going well in the...
Anchiy/Getty Images Sarah remembers the Sunday evening her two kids, Paige, age 10, and Noah, 8, returned from a weekend at their dad’s and her ex-husband, Dave. As the children unpacked their clothes, Paige blurted out, "Daddy has a new girlfriend. Her name is Heather, and he wants us to meet her." Sarah’s guts started...
When I opened the door to two police officers responding to a 911 call from my stepson, I realized stepmom life would never look like I had imagined. I thought I understood the assignment when I married my husband, a father of four. I was ecstatic to form an "instant" family. After all, I’d played...