I have had a bit of trouble writing relationships this Summer. My daughter, Bailey, my oldest girl at 17, has had a really tough time. It’s been very hard to watch her struggle, to watch her go through so much pain.
However, it appears that things are looking up for her. I can’t fix what happened to her this Summer. I can’t make it hurt less, but I can encourage her about the future, which is what I hope I’ve been doing.

Yesterday, on her birthday, her father called her. She had not spoken to him in a couple of years. In …read more

I’ve always heard a lot about closure. A person will say they “need closure” or someone will advise another person to “get closure.” I thought it was a load of BS. Nothing anyone said or could say was going to make it easier for me to move on. The circumstances that lead up to a breakup hurt and time was the only thing that would lessen that pain, not closure.
Closure represented a sort of door. Open door=pain. Closed door=healing.  No closed door ever truly changed the way I felt. It could not be that easy.
I was in a relationship that …read more

I’m a huge fan of Bonnie Hunt and her new show. Bonnie and her mom, Alice come up with some of the greatest things to say. Often, it hits a nerve with me (in a good way). This morning she was talking about divorces and breakups and Bonnie said, “If someone misuses you, don’t take it personally, just know that it says a lot more about them, than it does about you.”
I think this is important, for lots of reasons.

Being a fan of Kate Hudson films, I couldn’t pass up the chance to get myself a bit of an update even when I knew from reading the title that it’ll be of a personal nature — her dating life.
Kate Hudson Moves On…Quickly
After the quick read, I can’t help but wonder if it’s true. Will you truly think about a former “failed” relationship after you end your current one? Thinking that this time it will work? Curious thought.
Though I’m a firm believer in second chances, I do draw the line on what will be a healthy move. Changes may have …read more