Life After Ours

the things we finally have words for

Stories about recognition, rebuilding, healing, co-parenting, starting over, and the moments that finally made sense in hindsight.

Life After Ours

Nobody Sent Flowers

When someone dies, people know what to do. They bring food. They sit with you. Nobody asks whether you're sure you're sad. A divorce produces the same weight and none...

Nobody Sent Flowers

When someone dies, people know what to do. They bring food. They sit with you. Nobody asks whether you're sure you're sad. A divorce produces the same weight and none...

Trick-or-Treat Is His Year

Everyone braces for the first Christmas. Nobody warns you about the first Halloween — the costume you helped pick going out the door with someone else, and a bowl of...

Trick-or-Treat Is His Year

Everyone braces for the first Christmas. Nobody warns you about the first Halloween — the costume you helped pick going out the door with someone else, and a bowl of...

Saturday, Sunday, Monday Night

College on Saturday. The NFL on Sunday. Then Monday night, which took the start of the week too. For four months she planned around a calendar she had no say...

Saturday, Sunday, Monday Night

College on Saturday. The NFL on Sunday. Then Monday night, which took the start of the week too. For four months she planned around a calendar she had no say...

Sunday Nights Became Ordinary

A note before you read: This article is for emotional support and general education only. It is not medical, legal, or mental health advice. By four o'clock on Sunday, something...

Sunday Nights Became Ordinary

A note before you read: This article is for emotional support and general education only. It is not medical, legal, or mental health advice. By four o'clock on Sunday, something...

What to Send Her, Based on Where She Actually Is

You want to send something that says you understand. The problem is that "going through a divorce" covers about six different emotional states, and the right thing for one is...

What to Send Her, Based on Where She Actually Is

You want to send something that says you understand. The problem is that "going through a divorce" covers about six different emotional states, and the right thing for one is...

She Already Tried Everything

She told you, and you didn't know what to say. Here's the thing worth holding onto: by the time a woman says it out loud, she has usually been deciding...

She Already Tried Everything

She told you, and you didn't know what to say. Here's the thing worth holding onto: by the time a woman says it out loud, she has usually been deciding...

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