Getting Over Feeling Abandoned

The cold, hard reality is that many of us come to single parenting when our spouse or our child’s other parent leaves. The other person may leave us, leave the responsibilities of family and generally just abandon our child and us and that can be an incredibly difficult reality to face, let alone get over. Getting over feeling abandoned can take time, but it is important for us to move beyond it if we are going to rebuild our lives and be open to a positive future. If you have been abandoned, it is absolutely normal to feel sad, depressed, … Continue reading

Being Left At The Altar

Have you ever been left at the altar? I haven’t. I can’t begin to imagine how that would feel to be standing at the altar, on what is supposed to be the best day of your life and either the bride doesn’t walk down the aisle (or worse flees ala The Runaway Bride) or as the bride waiting for the groom’s arrival and he never shows. Romance Fails Being left at the altar is not romantic, it’s a failure of romance. It’s a relationship flaw. There are numerous films (the aforementioned The Runaway Bride), television shows and novels that use … Continue reading