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

Parenting Got Easier When I Stopped Parenting M...

People assumed it would be harder. She braced for harder. And then the first month passed and the house was calmer than it had been in years, and she had...

Parenting Got Easier When I Stopped Parenting M...

People assumed it would be harder. She braced for harder. And then the first month passed and the house was calmer than it had been in years, and she had...

The First Weekend I Didn't Have My Kids

The first weekend without my children did not feel like free time. It felt like somewhere I was supposed to be. Nobody tells you that the hardest part isn't the...

The First Weekend I Didn't Have My Kids

The first weekend without my children did not feel like free time. It felt like somewhere I was supposed to be. Nobody tells you that the hardest part isn't the...

His Parenting Time Became My Recovery Time

For months, his parenting time was something to be endured. Then, slowly, it became the only reliable block of hours in her life that belonged to nobody but her —...

His Parenting Time Became My Recovery Time

For months, his parenting time was something to be endured. Then, slowly, it became the only reliable block of hours in her life that belonged to nobody but her —...

The Kids Left With Their Dad and I Didn’t Know ...

It was Thursday and the weekend was coming and she had absolutely no idea what she was going to do with herself. Not lonely — not yet. Just standing in...

The Kids Left With Their Dad and I Didn’t Know ...

It was Thursday and the weekend was coming and she had absolutely no idea what she was going to do with herself. Not lonely — not yet. Just standing in...

A Thank You to Jen Hamilton

In June, Jen Hamilton told the truth. She shared her story while she was still living it — the hard days, the honest ones, the videos where she was clearly...

A Thank You to Jen Hamilton

In June, Jen Hamilton told the truth. She shared her story while she was still living it — the hard days, the honest ones, the videos where she was clearly...

When Everybody Got the Good Version but You

He remembered birthdays at the office. He held doors for strangers. He was described, reliably, as one of the good ones. At home, she was living with someone she could...

When Everybody Got the Good Version but You

He remembered birthdays at the office. He held doors for strangers. He was described, reliably, as one of the good ones. At home, she was living with someone she could...

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