After the recent unproductive argument with my daughter in the Comments of the Listening post on LiveJournal argument I wrote a very long piece that I saved to think about whether to post or not. The post was so long that I would have put it online in five parts. After thinking about this post…
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To the Minnesota Mom/Daughter
Hoping that the Minnesota Mom comes back to read on Typepad rather than LiveJournal one of these days and sees this. Dear Minnesota Mom, There was a time when my thinking about kids was similar to yours. Not entirely and I don’t think and feel that way any more but, yes, there was a time…
An Estrangement Lexicon
or The Proper Use of Terms When Speaking of Estrangements and Relatives By Tung Incheeky Scapegoat: The one on whom all is blamed. Convenient persons without which no estrangement would be complete. If one is not immediately available, choose whichever relative has a history of being nice. Keep this in mind when choosing your own…
My wish for you for 2006:
May your estrangements be few and short, May your friendships be deep and longlasting, And the estrangements that you have … may they bring you more peace than pain. Happy New Year! from Ginny
Estrangements on Typepad: A Little Background
This is the first day that posts for my Estrangements blog will be put only on the Typepad blog. Setting up the blog here was my first goal for 2006. The posts prior to January 1, 2006 and that are listed in the Typepad archives for recent months in 2005 were originally written on the…
Oh, Teddy, poor Teddy, would you have forgiven her too?
“Mistakes that Good Parents Make” or “Burning the Teddy Bear”
When my ex was nine years old, his mother decided that he was too old to keep a teddy bear. She made him take the stuffed bear out, put it in the trash barrel, and burn it. In my mind I could see him standing there in the smoke of the fire, a boy watching…
Christmas Present … as in Current, Today, Now, 2005
Today started with a poppyseed bagel and goat cheese with peppercorns. The goat cheese is made locally by a man who has goats. Of course! We bought the cheese in a small cheese shop that I love. The proprietor is a cheese aficianado. He sells cheese the way wine sellers sell fine wines. He is…
Christmas Eve Traditions, Past & Present
Once upon a time … In practically a previous lifetime I spent 17 Christmas Eves at the home of my ex-husband’s parents. From 1966 to 1983. At the last one I already knew I wanted to end my marriage but thought it was too cruel to say so in December of the year. Since then…
A discussion group on PAS (Parental Alienation Syndrome)
Discussion of Parental Alienation Syndrome If you are a parent who is estranged from your child, whether or not you are divorced from their other parent, many of the stories described in this discussion group will sound familiar. Years ago when I first read about PAS, I sent a copy of a book on PAS…