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Daisy: The Girl Who Wouldn’t Bathe 26 Aug 2013 | 06:12 pm
Marcie Last Monday I arrived at work to learn that my 12-year-old client Daisy had to be restrained the day before. When told to change out of her dirty pants into a clean outfit for church, she tras...
What I’m Thankful For: No Evidence of Breast Cancer 18 Aug 2013 | 10:35 pm
A Love Letter From My Breast Center Ever since my breast cancer scare a few years ago, I have come to approach mammograms with a combination of gratitude — for access to one of the best breast center...
Would Pauline Look Like A Selfish Flake In Family Court? One Attorney Weighs In 14 Aug 2013 | 05:48 pm
If I Lose Custody But She Doesn’t, Just Shoot Me Now In a recent post, I wrote about how my lack of child support made my housing situation precarious and that I didn’t know how long I could continue...
On Twitter Meltdowns, Public Eviscerations, and Stigma 12 Aug 2013 | 06:14 pm
Last Friday, Hugo Schwyzer, a prolific blogger and professor of history and gender studies at Pasadena City College, had an agonizing meltdown on Twitter. I’m not going to go into the details because ...
Divorce and Dependent Exemptions 9 Aug 2013 | 06:39 pm
The Coveted Dependent Exemption If you are reading this, you have not been lured in by the sexy title. You have stopped by because you are most likely divorced, with children, and the term “dependent...
What I’m Thankful For: My Home 4 Aug 2013 | 08:48 pm
Heaven I’m lucky. I live in a 3-bedroom townhouse with a dreamy master bedroom and two bedrooms for my kids. Franny can open the back door and run onto the quad shared by several other townhomes, w...
Do Not Drink The United Front Kool-Aid 2 Aug 2013 | 05:36 pm
DON’T DRINK IT!! A few days ago my friend Miranda, who, like me, has a VIP ex-husband and a son with behavioral issues, texted me this: Please address in your blog. Because, omg. Miranda was referr...
What I’m Thankful For: Surviving the ATV Ride 28 Jul 2013 | 09:53 pm
Last weekend I took Franny and Luca to the beach. We retraced the steps of vacations we’d taken to the same spot, years earlier, before Luca went to live with his dad, and then to residential. Prepar...
If My Boss Hadn’t Been a Single Mom, I Would Be Toast 22 Jul 2013 | 10:17 pm
I have one full-time job, two kids, zero husbands, and no child support. You know those people who have mothers and sisters around to provide childcare, or at least pinch-hit when you get that ...
What I’m Thankful For: My Kids Are Old Enough To Play On Their Own 21 Jul 2013 | 06:54 pm
Right this very moment I am lying on my bed, head propped on my pillows, laptop on my lap, nursing a nasty sinus headache with three Advil and a glass of red wine. I gaze out my window, past the quad...
