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When you put two existing families together there are many terms you can use. In the past they were called step-families. We all know the images that the term “step” conjures up in our brains. Somehow step-family just doesn’t feel like “real” family. The term blended became vogue awhile back, yet some are saying this [...]
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I was sitting on a chair I had recently purchased, with a packed suitcase beside me, waiting for my husband of nine years to get home from work. Our three year-old son was playing at daycare, unaware that his life was about to swiftly tilt out of recognition. I sat, rubbing my hands together, legs [...]
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I was recently asked to describe a moment when I stood at the crossroads and whether I would choose to take the same path again. There have been so many crossroads in my life, from choosing to get married, deciding to have a child, and deciding to get a divorce, that I didn’t know exactly [...]
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This past weekend we took advantage of our child-free weekend to enjoy a night out at the movies. I had heard wonderful reviews of Crazy Stupid Love and so we hit the 7:00 showing. In the movie Julianne Moore’s character requests a divorce from her husband (played by Steve Carell) of 25 years. Desperate and [...]
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In Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do, author Wednesday Martin says, “Nobody wants a stepmother. A less frequently acknowledged but equally potent truth – one that is without doubt more unsettling to those who stand outside it – is that nobody wants to be a [...]
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When I separated from my now ex-husband, I left the family home for a two bedroom apartment. What this meant was leaving Bear, our 5 year old husky mix, behind. I remember the day we went to pick out a dog to fill our new house. We ventured out to the Animal Rescue League of [...]
Keep Reading →Matthew had just turned 3 when his father and I separated. I choose to move into a two bedroom apartment across town and begin my life anew. With this decision came the inevitable need to create a new home and life for Matthew. In fact, this decision would lead to creating two new lives for [...]
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My name is Jacki and I am a divorced, Pagan mom trying to raise a son in a blended interfaith family. At The Raven's Spell you will find musings on motherhood, spirituality, divorce, and the blending of families. If you enjoy what you read, please be sure to find a way to follow.
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