It's been forever... let's roll call...

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Registered: 03-26-2003
It's been forever... let's roll call...
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Thu, 01-05-2006 - 11:00pm

Post your name and location... children... (only if you feel comfortable doing so)... where you are in the separation or divorce process... and anything else you want to share with us...

(Karen, I hope you don't mind me doing this... we just seem to have a bunch of new faces around here lately and I'd love to get to "meet" people... :) )

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Registered: 01-29-2005
I'll start! My name is Gwen, I live in northern California with my DS (10) and my DD (5). I am separated, and have begun the divorce process. STBX moved out a few weeks ago and in with his new girlfriend.
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Registered: 03-15-2004
Rebecca, 38. dd Averey, almost 6. Live in RI. Divorce is supposed to go to trial at the end of this month. Cant be over soon ENOUGH for me. I am an L&D RN. Have 2 labs & a car. Cant think of much else!
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Registered: 05-07-2004
Julie, Middle Tennessee, separated and still trying to decide, 2 DDs: Mary Helen is 5 and Sarah Beth is 2. Been a SAHM for years; still a little freaked out at the whole single-mom idea.
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Registered: 03-28-2003
Kimberly, Tampa Florida, 38. I have two girls...Morgan, 5 and Mallory 2. Stbx still lives in the house but travels a lot for work so isn't here much. Will attend our first divorce counseling meeting today. Will probably be divorced sometime late spring or summer. I've been a sahm for 5 years (my oldest has SB) and I am WAY freaked about how to juggle work and her needs.
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Registered: 10-27-2005
Lainie- Atlanta, GA. 2 year old daughter, and a baby girl due in 4 months- ARGHHHH!
Separated since October 2004, divorce finalized May 2005 (the day before our 5 year anniversary- ironic, huh?)
Where am I at? Just trying to get by day-by-day.
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Registered: 07-08-2004

Great idea with the roll call!

Christine (32), Southern CT, one 11yo DS. Separated since August, 2005. Divorce will POSSIBLY be final on 01/26, if we can agree to everything...but I'm not going to hold my breath.

And I have a very cute guinea pig ;)

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Registered: 09-25-2003

I'm a lurker more than a poster. . .but thought I'd respond:

Virgo (36); in KS; 3 kids- 15 yo dd, 7.5 yo dd, and nearly 5 yo ds

My stbxh has served overseas with the military 36 months since 9/11/2001 so he and I disagree about when the 'separation' began. It began (emotionally, at least) for him a couple of years ago. . .but he didn't tell me anything about his feelings until June of 2005. I chaled his feelings of emotional distance to PTSD and wanted to seek counselling. I found out in early November that he was getting "counselling" from a female soldier he had been working with and filed for divorce in early December. He returns from overseas later this month. . .it'll be a hard couple of months for me.

I'm a graduate student starting my dissertation research . . .but don't have the passion for it that I once had. . .and that frustrates me.

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Registered: 03-17-2004
Brenda...... 38 years old (3 kids) Son 15, Daughter 12 and Daughter 8. Have been seperated for three years now.... not divorced because we couldn't agree on splitting his retirement..... I have decided to take less than what I could probably get just to get this over with hopefully this year. We do not have a formal custody agreement but we share the kids 50/50. Live in PA... new child support guidelines go into effect Feb 2006 that will hit 50/50 custody the hardest so I fully expect to lose some of my CS. My ex lives with his girlfriend and we are cordial. I live with my boyfriend and the kids all seem happy with everyone. My boyfriend has two children 19 and 17 from his first marriage...was separated 2 years and has been divorced for 1.5 years, his ex brainwashed the kids to think their dad was horrible and he can only see the kids on her terms and at her house (it wasn't court ordered this way) she just makes things too miserable if he doesn't do it her way and he figures they will be out of her house soon and he will see them easier then. Ok Can you tell I talk too much hahahaha
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Kerry, I live in CT. Daughters Allison(9) and Molly(3). I have primary physical custody, they go withthe @$$ EOW and Wed evenings for dinner... it's an 82/18 % split. I was a SAHM for 10 years, separated in October 2004, still not divorced... it's going on 15 months, and looks like we will have a trial date for April. I've been dating a wonderful single dad(full custody of his 2.5 yo DD)(divorced 7 months)for 11 months. I went from SAHM to full time working single mom... I work as a Legal Assistant/Paralegal for the "best lawyer in town". I actually aspire to go to law school once my kids are a bit older...
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Registered: 04-06-2004
I'm Lisa, 33, right outside Washington DC, 2 boys 13 and 8, been divorced 6 years from their dad and probably going to divorce my current husband, no. 2, this summer.

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