5 Good reasons not to stalk your ex
You split up. It’s over. It doesn’t matter who instigated the break up, it’s done. So, why do you have an overwhelming urge to stalk your ex? Breakups are rarely clean. They are never easy and it can be really...
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Help your children live happily between two homes
In this article, I talk about how, as a shared parenting couple, you can help your children live happily between two homes. Of course, in a perfect world, co-parenting wouldn’t look like our own special screening of The Shining. Instead, we’d...
Expert advice to navigate Family Court without a lawyer
If you have found yourself separated and unable to agree about what should happen with your children or property, at the same time as your usual expenses are piling up but you’re down one income, there is an alternative to...
What’s a condom? And other awkward questions.
Answering kids awkward questions has been creating uncomfortable silences and red faces from parents since … let’s say FOREVER. I am sure it is part of the reason we insist on embarrassing them when they are old enough to finally...
10 Things your kids will remember about you
Do you ever worry about how your children will remember you when they are all grown up? Are you portraying yourself as the person you want them to mirror and respect? Or will you be remembered as a crazy woman...
Cooking for one: 6 Tips to make it fun and yum
As a single mother you’re possibly more focused on baking for a brood, than cooking for one. Yet, if the kids are with dad, it could be just you that needs feeding. Do you ever find yourself standing flummoxed in...
My kids can’t stand my new man, what shall I do?
So you’re a single mum, and you’ve found a new man. Yay. Life is good. But is it? You’re not alone if you’ve hit an unexpected hurdle and find yourself, head in hands, thinking: My kids can’t stand my new...
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The troublesome truth of the Disney Dad
The term Disney Dad (also known as Disneyland Dad) was something I was unfamiliar with until recently. However, after reading the legal definition, it hit home. It goes something like this: “A noncustodial parent who indulges his or her child...
My ex pays me nothing but I’ve found peace with it
When it comes to shared parenting, the biggest bone of contention for most separated couples is money. Unfortunately, not everyone plays fair, and the injustice can eat away at you. For this reason, I’d like to share some of my...
