Anonymous Post From a Client About Being a Stepmom
Background: This anonymous post comes from a client’s wife who unconditionally loves her step son despite being sidelined by the system and the dynamic in which the child came into the world. Here are her unfiltered thoughts: “What qualities make a stepmom worthy of praise and satisfaction? We have done an extreme injustice to stepmoms […]
Co-Parenting Tips for the Holidays – It’s the Golden Rule, Duh.
Christianity: So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12. Buddhism: Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. Udana-Varga 5,1 Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellowman. This is the […]
Don’t you dare – I have a protective order.
Look to your left and look to your right. Chances are you are looking at a victim of domestic violence. Man or woman. Don’t argue with the statistics. It’s true. Here I sit behind the white ivory tower of my keyboard and tell those who are abused to get out of the relationship, get safe […]
“Mom, I want to live with Dad”- A Mother’s Problem
“Does my child get to pick who she wants to live with when she is 12?” I get that a lot. The answer is “yes and no.” I know, I’m a big help. The Texas Family Code allows a child to be interviewed by the judge in chambers so that he or she can express […]