“We need to learn how to navigate our minds, both the good and the bad, the light and the dark, so that ultimately, we can create acceptance and open our arms and come home to ourselves.” ~Candy Leigh Divorce is so common that my son, at a young age, asked if my husband and I could divorce so he could have “a mom’s and dad’s house too!” And my daughter agreed because then “we could get double presents on holidays!” Given my experience as a child with divorced parents, I assured them, “Guys, divorce is not really that much fun.” The truth is there is nothing romantic about divorce for the parents or the children.
When a family breaks up it becomes de-stabilizing for everyone. Suddenly, how things were disappears and everything feels tilted.
Like being on one of those “tilt-a-whirl” amusement park rides where you just want it to right itself so you can feel better. Home doesn’t feel like home anymore in the way one knew it.
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