I have just put my salty swimming costume in the laundry when Mum calls us into her room. She is sitting on the edge of the bed – the one we used to jump in as kids, all five of us, loud and raucous under the blue and gold brocade quilt. Dad is standing near the […]
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January 3 is known as ‘divorce day’ – the most popular day for women to file for divorce. Perhaps because they’ve held it together for the festive season but can’t keep up the charade any longer.
For you, this Christmas may be the first one as a separated or divorced parent. It could be a very hard, lonely and painful time or it could be a time of new beginnings, traditions and memories – it’s up to you. You might be thinking ‘I will be fine, I’ll go for a run,
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A couple who have been married for 70 years say the secret to their happy marriage is one argument a day – that’s 25,550 disagreements to date!! Kath Shevels 91 said – “You have got to get everything out in the open and take the bad with the good.” This is from an article on