by Jayna Haney | Difficult Situations, Parenting, Single Parents
I know, I know. It’s hard. Life gives you stuff you are pretty sure is a giant mistake and you shouldn’t have to be dealing with it. But there it is anyway. When moments (days, weeks, months or years) like that happen, here are three ways to pick yourself...
by Jayna Haney | Difficult Situations, Exes, Single Parents, Stepfamilies
“It’s not fear that makes our lives narrow and small – it’s avoidance.” – Harriet Lerner In 2005, I attended a conference in South Carolina and had the privilege of hearing Harriet Lerner, author of multiple books including The Dance of Anger and Fear and Other...
by Jayna Haney | Difficult Situations, Exes, Single Parents, Stepfamilies
One of the hardest parts about co-parenting is when you want to co-parent but the other parent doesn’t. That is especially difficult when you are the parent with less time and less access. In my last post, I talked about the importance of reading your decree to...
by Jayna Haney | Difficult Situations, Single Parents, Stepfamilies
August is full of transitions, specifically with the change of summer break to school. It was always surprising to me how much I looked forward to the summer in May and how I was equally ready for school to start come August. I also know a few Moms and Dads who mourn...
by Jayna Haney | Difficult Situations, Single Parents, Stepfamilies
IMAGE: Free from Pixabay I remember the first time it happened. It was the first Christmas following my divorce. “It” grabbed a hold of me and didn’t let go. It started with opening a holiday newsletter from a friend of mine. She, her husband and two kids just...
by Jayna Haney | Difficult Situations, Single Parents, Stepfamilies
IMAGE Free on Pixabay I always wished my brother, sister and I were closer. We were only a few years apart, but we didn’t have the kind of close sibling relationships that other people have. When I started realizing this, I asked people who did have close...
