Divorced Girl Smiling has been in existence for 14 months, and during that time, I’ve done my best to offer divorce advice not only in an inspirational way, but I constantly strive to be impartial, nonjudgmental, and of course, funny, at times to l...
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Divorce and Children: How to Answer Those Tough Questions They Ask
When it comes to divorce and children, there is nothing more gut-wrenchingly sad than when your child, wide-eyed and hopeful, asks you this question: “Are you and dad ever going to get back together?” These and other divorce questions from kid...
The 4 Worst Ways to Start the Divorce Process
People who haven't gone through a divorce usually don't understand the divorce process and all the options that are available when it comes to getting divorced.Before I got separated, I didn't know what collaborative divorce or mediation or litigatio...
Divorce Advice for the First Year
From the minute a spouse says, “I want a divorce,” (or they say it to their spouse), life completely changes, and I'm not going to sugarcoat it, it's really really hard. Speaking from my experience, the first year is the hardest, and then things ...