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The Cinemascope Version

Posted in Co-parenting, Divorce, Holidays, Love, Parenting, Peacemaking, Remarriage on Apr 26th, 2008

By Katherine Shirek Doughtie
I was selling my book at the LA Times Festival of Books today, when I heard a woman’s voice say “Don’t I know you?” After about five minutes of cross-referencing, we figured out that we had shared a cabin at a church camp about 12 years ago, had had Thanksgiving together [...]

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Po Bronson: “If you are falling in love with someone who has children from a previous marriage, your partner’s ex-spouse is usually a bigger factor in the long-term success than the attitude of the children.”

Posted in Links, Parenting, Quotes, Remarriage on Nov 27th, 2007

“From my own observations, the biggest variable to the success of blending a family is the behavior and agreeability of former-spouses. If you are divorced or divorcing (with children), there is probably nothing more important for you to do than to get on good terms with your ex. If you are falling in love with [...]

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