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- 2011: January February March April May June July August September October November December
- 2010: January February March April May June July August September October November December
September 2012
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
- Gollum's Visit
- Haters, Trolls, and Oh My.
- Chop-Busting
- On Unicorns and Rainbows
- The Dark Lord Cometh. Sorta.
- No News is Bad News
- WELL?!?
- For The Record
May 2012
- A Happy Ending
- The Harm in Talking
- If a Relationship has to be Secret, You Shouldn't Be In It.
- The Letter
- Mother's Day
- "The Avengers," Comic Book Superheroes, and Raising Boys Without Men
- The Here and Now
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012
- When Dad Lets You Down
- Hauntings
- Solidarity, My Solitary Valentines, Solidarity.
- A Pep Talk for Solitary Valentines
- The Joy of Parenting
- Truck Nuts, Love, and Gardens
January 2012
- Ex wrote. I wrote back. I was good. Where is my cookie?
- It's all good. Mostly.
- Mothering
- That's What He Said
- Feeling Sorry
- An *sshole and a... Prostitute?
- Sven's Messages
December 2011
- 10 Ways To Survive The New Year Post-Split
- Where the H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks Have You Been?
- Ho, Ho, Hum
- Hanging the Dirty Laundry
- Patience in Anger, or not.
- Christmas is Coming...
November 2011
- An Alcoholic Biography
- It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.
- Special Places in Hell
- Merry Christmas. I hope.
- Ladies and Gents, I give you "Lamont Sanford"
- Who wants me dead?
- Florence Nightingale, Orrin Hatch, Nathan Fillion, and yes—Kim Kardashian
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
- Conjuring a Hurricane
- Dear Annie: Mom Hates Dad and I'm in the Middle
- Barbershops and Such
- Dear Annie: Should I Keep the Ex Tattoo?
- No to Chinese Viagra? How About a Sugar Baby?
- Not Dead=Okay
- Who Wants Some Viagra?
- The Censorship Committee
- If You Don't Have Anything Nice To Say
- Please Secure Your Own Mask Before Helping Others
- Help Maggie Get Her Computers Back
- Somebody Please Bring Me a Xanax.
July 2011
- Dear Annie: What Does One Say?
- Ex—Get Offa Our Cloud.
- On Adultery and Anger
- Whose Fault is it Anyway?
- Dear Annie: How does one get over it?
- The Outlaws
- The Spirit of an Adventure
June 2011
- Modern Family
- Dear Annie: What to Say to Someone Whose Husband is a Jerk?
- On The Rocks
- Dear Annie: What Should I Order?
- Détente?
- Dear Annie: When To Quit Fighting?
- WHERE HAVE I GONE WRONG?
- An Open Letter to My Son's Soccer Coach
- One Heart Stops, Another Breaks
- Dear Annie: What to Get a Loser-Dad for Father's Day?
- A Musical Victory Lap
- No Buyer's Remorse
- In My Blood
- Papa Got My Ire Up
- Ask Annie: Weiner's Wiener and Why Does It Matter?
- Happy Endings
- What Matters
- Kid Flicks
- Dear Annie: WWGD? (What Would Grandma Do?)
May 2011
- Shift that Paradigm
- Baby, It's Hot Outside
- Creepy Crawlies
- "Why So Glum, Annie?"
- Cathartic Name-Calling
- Dear Annie: At What Point Is It Okay To Tell Kids The Truth?
- Annie Get Your Expletives
- A Big Day
- Confessions of a Tree-Hugger
- Welcome to the Rat Race
- Karma is a Bitch
- The Pinnacle of Dick-Waddery
- Every Day is a Mothering Day
- The Wicked Witch of the West
- BOOYAH
- Not dating: 20 Perks
- Parental Alienation and Domestic Violence
- Alienator Annie?
April 2011
- Parental Alienation Syndrome: A Personal History
- Put Another Log on the Fire
- The Mother of the Easter Bunny
- The Court Hearing
- Hiatus
- Worry Wart
- WWYD? [What Would You Do?]
- A New (and Welcome) Paradigm for Divorce
- Saturday Morning
- Life Skills
- Soup-Making
- What I Want for Mother's Day
March 2011
- Bleeding Days
- I know why the caged birds sing
- No-fault divorce #HelpingYouStayMarried?
- #HelpingYouStayMarried
- Faith in humanity
- Sisterly love
- Compassion
- Hating Charlie Sheen
- A very bad hair day
- For the love of teachers
February 2011
- Casseroles
- Laugh today
- Just your average everyday superheroine
- A difficult call
- Why I love Saint Valentine's Day
- A happy childhood
- Good as new
- Fear of abandonment
- Mrs. Sadie Snufflemuffin
- Falling out of love
- Little Man
- Little big win
- Small town life
January 2011
- A meaningful life: Reflections on the work of Dr. Brené Brown
- An open letter to the men of the Mens Rights Movement
- Snapshots from a busy week
- CHOCOLATE: THE FACTS
- Meeting my archenemy
- Men, women, and soul-bearing
- The anxiety closet
- Another birthday present
- "CONDOM."
- A birthday gift
- Stocktaking
December 2010
- Compassion for Dad
- Really, Mom? That was the best you could do?
- It came just the same
- Another call, more drama
- The Darkest Day
- Happy Un-Anniversary!
- The broken bed
- E-mail exchange with an asshat
- Highlights from the deposition of a lowlife
- Update: It was another smackdown
- Fear of flying
- Dear Ex: It gets better (a holiday letter to the damned)
- It's all right to cry
- Boys, boys, boys. (...and girls, and porn)
- Heart to Heart: Wrap up, by Miss Monday
- Rain, rain, go away
- My boys and the ballet
- Narcissism is the new black?
November 2010
- Update: What's been goin' on
- When bad things happen to good people
- Heart to Heart: Life doesn't always turn out like you plan, by Danielle Jones
- Divorce! It's good for children! (Really?)
- "It's not my fault, man."
- Dear former mother-in-law, kindly eff off.
- The Animal-Cruelty Syndrome
- Heart to Heart: One small step for all of womankind, by Christina Haidet
- The wronged wife
- What Glenn Beck and my ex-husband have in common
- Heart to heart: Be the Twist in the Story, by Karen Sjoblom
- UPDATE: Ex loses in election!
- Up with SANITY!
October 2010
- Hate mail from Ex
- Worthless men and what they make of women
- A legal letter for your amusement
- Dr. Who
- Stingers, an Ex vignette
- A blessing to count
- Post-coital tristesse
- A time to brood
- A case for vasectomy
- Going for the jugular
- How to Explain your Bitter Divorce to a Date
- The Muck and the Mire
September 2010
- Coffee, Tea, and Me, Sugar
- Settling dust
- Lucky hat, hopeful heart
- School shopping is for moms, too.
- Watering weeds
August 2010
- The blame game
- Ex for public office!
- The last day
- Update: The boy still has his eye and his wits
- Twenty stitches, is that enough?
- Eat. Pray. Bitch.
- Tea and Star Wars
- In the quiet
- Happy Half-Birthday, Blog!
- NEWSFLASH: It was a 'bitch slap'
- I got a raise!
- A peace of heart
- Born to write
- A farewell to shame
- From bitter to better: Emotional Darwinism
July 2010
- Update: Continuance granted
- Haunted
- “He still loves you, you know"
- The saga continues...
- Early Morning, July 9
- Drama. Drama. Drama.
June 2010
- For the love of Katherine
- Who's your Daddy?
- You Can Lead a Horse to Water
- Love makes a family
- "Crazy-Making"
May 2010
- Facebook, I want to see other people
- Facebook: A hate story and then some
- Cute kittens and cow manure: A lesson in resilience
April 2010
- What? No wedding bells?
- Facebook: A hate story
- For the love of Gaga
- My kid called me a Ninja—in church
- For the love of shoes: Reflections on bravery
- Hearts, hats, and praisin' and worshipin'
- My heart's new home
- A son's feelings about Ex's remarriage
- Love binds all wounds
- A boy, a bicycle and the practice of spear-throwing
- Grant Wood's 'hood
March 2010
- Why Ex doesn't pay child support: An amateur psychoanalysis
- To date or not to date, that is the question
- Hostile Hobert's Hate Mail
- A boy, a bike, and personal responsibility
- My brother's keeper: A tragedy in Arlington County
- Common Sense, Common Ground—Coffee anyone?
- Mac ’n’ cheese from a box: The devolution of a mom
- An epiphany a day keeps the blues away
- Hey Ex, Get offa my cloud
February 2010
- A boy's lunch: Thoughts on masculinity and the repression of boys
- Playing Hooky
- If things get violent you leave. It's just what you do.
- A post in honor of my daughter who turned fifteen today
- Ex's fiancée: Nothing a good cry, a hot bath, and a stiff drink can’t cure
- The tenor of things: An email exchange with Ex
- Happy Valentine's Day!
- I told the boys of their father's betrothal
- The Bitter Divorcée parses out her responsibility to her ex's fiancée
- News flash: Ex has announced his intent to remarry
- The Future Of Love
- On being hip (or not)
- I’m just not a guy. Damn.
- Well, son, I don't have a penis but...
- 2012
- Sep11Deadbeat Dad Goes To College8 comments
- Aug03#wegotout. Oh yes, we did!16 comments
- Jul05Headlines12 comments
- Jun23Gollum's Visit7 comments13Haters, Trolls, and Oh My.“Scout's Honor over at The United States of Motherhood wrote a post yesterday, Haters, Trolls ...”
5 comments12On Unicorns and Rainbows11 comments10The Dark Lord Cometh. Sorta.24 comments08No News is Bad News5 comments04WELL?!?5 comments01For The Record4 comments - May30A Happy Ending2 comments29The Harm in Talking14 comments2214The Letter3 comments13Mother's Day4 comments0703The Here and Now2 comments
- Apr
- Mar14Teens, Virginity, Katy Perry, and Sex Ed3 comments12The Abortion I Attended11 comments08What Happened Afterward3 comments
- Feb29When Dad Lets You Down8 comments27Hauntings7 comments1410A Pep Talk for Solitary Valentines2 comments0602Truck Nuts, Love, and Gardens1 comments
- Jan3126It's all good. Mostly.3 comments161310Feeling Sorry4 comments05An *sshole and a... Prostitute?1 comments02
- 2011
- Dec3010 Ways To Survive The New Year Post-Split2 comments2921Ho, Ho, Hum1 comments13Hanging the Dirty Laundry7 comments07Patience in Anger, or not.1 comments01Christmas is Coming...2 comments
- Nov29An Alcoholic Biography3 comments18It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.“Ex called a couple of days ago. It was Zeep who answered the phone. I ...”16Special Places in Hell1 comments150503Who wants me dead?5 comments02
- Oct
- Sep19Flirting with Flirting7 comments1412Pork on Wheels1 comments11Hello Again“Hello, Dear Readers. As you may (or may not) have noticed I have been on ...”
- Aug27Conjuring a Hurricane1 comments2321161514Who Wants Some Viagra?2 comments13The Censorship Committee1 comments110902Help Maggie Get Her Computers Back1 comments01Somebody Please Bring Me a Xanax.1 comments
- Jul27Dear Annie: What Does One Say?4 comments2524On Adultery and Anger8 comments21Whose Fault is it Anyway?4 comments19Dear Annie: How does one get over it?1 comments10The Outlaws4 comments06
- Jun292827On The Rocks1 comments2524Détente?3 comments211817One Heart Stops, Another Breaks3 comments1413A Musical Victory Lap4 comments11No Buyer's Remorse1 comments0807Papa Got My Ire Up7 comments06What Matters2 comments04Kid Flicks9 comments01
- May31Shift that Paradigm6 comments30Baby, It's Hot Outside1 comments2926"Why So Glum, Annie?"3 commentsCathartic Name-Calling1 comments2422Annie Get Your Expletives1 comments2118Confessions of a Tree-Hugger1 comments1613Karma is a Bitch1 comments11The Pinnacle of Dick-Waddery8 comments09Every Day is a Mothering Day2 comments07The Wicked Witch of the West1 comments05BOOYAH1 comments04Not dating: 20 Perks3 comments0301Alienator Annie?3 comments
- Apr2925Put Another Log on the Fire1 commentsThe Mother of the Easter Bunny“On Sunday morning, I woke my children to take them to church. There are only ...”The Court Hearing1 comments15Hiatus“Hello, Readers! It's officially spring break up in this piece. I can tell because the whining ...”
2 comments14Worry Wart2 comments13WWYD? [What Would You Do?]8 comments11A New (and Welcome) Paradigm for Divorce5 comments09070402 - Mar31Bleeding Days1 comments2923No-fault divorce #HelpingYouStayMarried?5 comments20#HelpingYouStayMarried4 comments15Faith in humanity“To fight off the melancholy over my girl's return to California on Sunday, I took ...”140706Hating Charlie Sheen“Darling Readers, I hate Charlie Sheen, as much as I hate anyone, which really isn't ...”
2 comments04A very bad hair day2 comments01 - Feb2419Laugh today1 comments171411A happy childhood6 comments10Fear of abandonment2 comments080705Little Man1 comments04Little big win2 comments01Small town life1 comments
- Jan292522Snapshots from a busy week1 comments1916Meeting my archenemy8 comments1310The anxiety closet“I’ve been thinking about closets, actually I’ve been thinking about attics. Well, one specific attic—mine. ...”070503Stocktaking1 comments
- 2010
- Dec313025It came just the same1 comments21Another call, more drama2 comments19Happy Un-Anniversary!1 comments1714E-mail exchange with an asshat“Okay, I got home, I got refreshed, and I caught up on laundry and housework. ...”
1 comments1311090705It's all right to cry“Readers, as many of you know, my twelve-year-old son’s close friend lost his father just ...”0403Heart to Heart: Wrap up, by Miss Monday1 comments0201 - Nov3023191817"It's not my fault, man."“Readers, this week I took my son for another follow-up appointment, this time to see ...”
1 comments15131211The wronged wife3 comments09050302Up with SANITY!2 comments - Oct29Hate mail from Ex“Readers, many of you have signed up for email subscriptions to this blog. (Thanks, ...”
3 comments2827A legal letter for your amusement“Readers, I received a packet in the mail from my attorney's office last ...”
1 comments26Dr. Who1 comments2019A blessing to count1 comments18Post-coital tristesse1 comments15A time to brood1 comments12A case for vasectomy2 comments09Going for the jugular9 comments0201The Muck and the Mire2 comments - Sep28Coffee, Tea, and Me, Sugar1 comments22Settling dust2 comments13Lucky hat, hopeful heart1 comments0603
- Aug31The blame game““He blames you, you know. If you would have let my brother out in the ...”
1 comments30Ex for public office!1 comments27The last day2 comments2419Twenty stitches, is that enough?7 comments18Eat. Pray. Bitch.“I was having such a fantastic day yesterday. I woke, got in some yoga, meditated, ...”
2 comments15Tea and Star Wars“This morning, I said goodbye to my daughter and sons for two full weeks. While ...”
1 commentsIn the quiet“I dropped my daughter at the airport this morning to fly home, and then Ex ...”141309I got a raise!“I wasn’t intending to post again before Friday’s hearing, but the mail came and I ...”
5 comments080703 - Jul30Update: Continuance granted“My (excellent) attorney appealed to the Court, requesting that I be allowed to appear by ...”24“He still loves you, you know"2 comments20The saga continues...3 comments19Early Morning, July 9“This has been an eventful trip. Several things have happened of the sort that might ...”04Drama. Drama. Drama.5 comments
- Jun2320Who's your Daddy?“Happy Father’s Day, Readers. That’s right, I'm celebrating the Hallmark holiday dedicated to dads, even ...”10You Can Lead a Horse to Water1 comments09Love makes a family1 comments04"Crazy-Making"3 comments
- May
- Apr28What? No wedding bells?4 comments23Facebook: A hate story5 comments20For the love of Gaga4 comments18My kid called me a Ninja—in church2 comments14120908A son's feelings about Ex's remarriage1 comments04Love binds all wounds2 comments03A boy, a bicycle and the practice of spear-throwing“Recently, we went to a terrific local bike shop to buy a bike for my ...”
3 comments02 - Mar302521Hostile Hobert's Hate Mail“Readers, Ex has a Champion. His name is Mr. Hobert Flory, a 53-year-old bus driver, ...”
3 comments1917My brother's keeper: A tragedy in Arlington County“Today as I drove home from dropping my son at school, as I do five ...”
3 comments14Common Sense, Common Ground—Coffee anyone?“Yesterday I went to check out the Coffee Party (anti-bitter) movement. I walked in to ...”
1 comments1310An epiphany a day keeps the blues away1 comments07 - Feb27262219171413121110On being hip (or not)“One evening a few months ago, I took my fourteen-year-old daughter, her friend, and my ...”I’m just not a guy. Damn.1 comments09Well, son, I don't have a penis but...1 comments
