What I Gave Up When I Destroyed Happily Ever After:
A Cautionary Tale for Those Considering Divorce
by Erin Oldham, Ph.D.
If I knew how much I would give up, I might not have done it. My empowered move to move out of a stifling relationship ironically forces me to give away power on a daily basis. My ego is decimated, traditions are upended and any possibility of control is a joke. I decided to give away 50% of my children for the possibility of 'lightness of being' in the aftermath. I didn't calculate the loss at the time and didn't fully appreciate what I was stepping into or running away from. I just wanted out. I didn't want 'out' of my children's lives but that is what I inadvertently 'accomplished.'
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DECEMBER 2015
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Dec. 5 - Portland (207-761-2709) Saturday
Dec. 5 - Augusta (207-859-1514) Saturday
Dec. 12 - Biddeford (207-761-2709) Saturday
Dec. 12 - Lewiston (207-783-3990) Saturday
Dec. 12 - Belfast (207-338-2200 x109) Saturday
Dec. 12 - Skowhegan (207-859-1514) Saturday
Dec. 17 - Portland (207-761-2709) Thursday
(similar program) Dec. 5 - Rockland (207-596-0359) Saturday
(similar program) Dec. 12 - Bangor(207-942- 8200) Saturday
(similar program) Dec. 12 - Ellsworth (207-942- 8200) Saturday
(similar program) Dec. 12 - Wiscasset (207-596-0359) Saturday
Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
December 1, 2015
Free Evening Workshop
Monday, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
December 7, 2015
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