When you're co-parenting in a high conflict situation, suffering is optional.
I had dinner with my parents last night, sans kids since it's their dad's weekend. My parents and I have dinner regularly so I didn't think this one would be anything out of the ordinary. My parents and I have a fairly good relationship- we have great rapport, I know when to stop talking to …
When going through hardships, it's easy to put ourselves in victim mode. What we are going through is really hard. We are often sad, angry, confused, and can feel very alone in our process. Sometimes, we have too much pride to tell people about our circumstances. "What will they think of me?" Sometimes we just …