As I’ve said before, there’s a lot that has happened to me during my divorce that I wasn’t expecting. The latest happened to me in the grocery store a few days ago. I got in line to buy my stuff. When I got up to the cashier, I became acutely aware that she was very…
I’d been patiently waiting for new episodes of Adventure Time on Hulu for months. My brother told me that season 6 ended on a fascinating note, and I couldn’t wait until I got to see where Finn and Jake’s adventures would take them. I was stopped in my tracks by the episode “Evergreen,” which is…
I got divorced the other day. I’m not normally one to label myself. I’m just me. But, I’ve been having some trouble with the whole situation, so I thought words might help. They can help me tell my story and that can help me make sense of everything. There’s a problem with this approach, though. …
I got divorced this afternoon. It was weird. We went to the court house, signed some forms, waited for a while, then went before the judge. We sat there while the judge read our agreement. After that, we stood and swore to tell the truth. Next, my Ex’s (that sounds weird) lawyer asked her a…
A couple of years ago, I wrote a book. It’s not much of a book. It’s even short compared to the ones my daughter and I read together, but it’s a real book. I wrote it to help a friend with breast cancer. Here’s what I wrote in the introduction: A short time ago, a…
Today is September 26th. It is the seventh September 26th since my wedding. I hesitate to call it an anniversary, though. That’s because it is also the first September 26th since my wife moved out. And, barring something crazy, it will be the last September 26th before I no longer have a wife. I’ve been…
Last weekend, I brought my daughter to the movies. We saw Kubo and the Two Strings. It was a mistake. That’s no reflection on the movie. I quite liked the movie (what I saw of it, anyway). It’s a reflection on my skills as a parent. My daughter is five. This isn’t a kids movie. The…
Today was my daughter’s first day of kindergarten. Although, she thinks tomorrow is her first day due to the weirdness of the schedule. Either way, she is very excited. I will be very upset at anyone who diminishes that excitement. It is wonderful to see her so excited. Sadly, I’m having a really hard time…
