Jackie, my husband of 11 years (and father of my two kids) has been drinking much more than he used to. In fact, he now drinks at least a 6 pack of beer every night, or sometimes a bottle of wine. I keep finding empty booze bottles around, and our trash can looks like we just had a party. I asked him if he’d try to drink less, because it is expensive, he is gaining weight, and it’s not healthy. He yelled at me and told me it was none of my business. I’m worried. Is my spouse an alcoholic?

This is a difficult question to answer. Picture this. You’re out at a bar where everyone is drinking and seems to be having fun, many people even tipsy. If someone told you there were three people in the crowd who are diagnosed alcoholics, could you step back, look around, and

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Co-parenting with a narcissist seems like an impossibility. But, truthfully you’re not really going to be parenting with them, it’s more like you’re going to be parenting around them. There’s a difference between co-parenting, and parallel parenting. With someone who has strong narcissistic tendencies, it’s almost impossible to co-parent.

Why Is It So Hard Parenting With A Narcissist?

Part of what makes it so hard to parent with a narcissist is they tend to burn the emotional house down as they walk out the door. If you reject them, you reject their worldview. If you reject their worldview they perceive you as a direct threat. It is possible to divorce a narcissist or someone with narcissistic tendencies and not have this be the result. It requires understanding their worldview and crafting your communications so that they fit with their worldview. This can be done in such a way that you

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That first Thanksgiving when you’re going through a divorce can be brutal. It’s hard to feel thankful when you’re trying to cope with your awful divorce, and all you can think about is that your marriage is over, your kids are crying, finances might feel stressful, and the future is scary. But I know you know this deep in your heart: There are so many reasons to be thankful on Thanksgiving, despite your awful divorce.

It’s not easy, but this article is about focusing on all the things you have to be thankful for, despite your awful, awful divorce.

Here are 10 reasons to be thankful on Thanksgiving, and I’m really getting back to basics here because I think it is important not to lose sight of all the miracles—the gifts that are occurring FOR YOU every second.

 

Rita Morris, Certified Life Coach and Parenting Coach

 

1. YOUR KIDS.

You might really be at odds with your

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For the past three years, most of which was spent negotiating a horrific divorce, I’d wanted to hit something and hit it hard. I’d tried meditation and therapy. Anger still hummed beneath my fingertips, cinched my gut, and taunted the soles of my feet.
Friends prescribed Tinder, as if one-night stands could be hot enough to steam out the stains from custody battles. I bought a pickleball paddle instead.

The sound of the game was what drew me in first—the high decibel pops of paddles cracking down on plastic balls. It cut through the Bay Area fog through to my open windows from the town’s courts one block away, teasing my attention away from the work on my computer screen. One morning in October 2021, I finally gave in and joined the fun.

Returning the bright-green ball back over the net took every ounce of concentration. After day one, when

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Sylvester Stallone and his wife, Jennifer Flavin, have decided to give marriage another go.  (PHOTO: Gallo Images / Getty Images)

Sylvester Stallone and his wife, Jennifer Flavin, have decided to give marriage another go. (PHOTO: Gallo Images / Getty Images)

The Stallones are back on. Sylvester Stallone and his wife, Jennifer Flavin, have decided to reconcile a month after the former model filed for divorce.

Sly’s representative told news outlets that the pair “decided to meet back up at home, where they talked and were able to work out their differences”.

“They’re both extremely happy.”

The Rambo star hinted at a reconciliation early last week when he posted lovey-dovey photos of him and his wife on Instagram.

Just a day after the telling social media post, the pair filed an order of abatement at the Palm Beach County Circuit Court, which means they’re suspending the divorce proceedings.

According to the court filing, Jennifer (54) and Sylvester (76) agreed “that it’s in the best interests of each of them individually, and

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NEW BRAUNFELS — Jurors in the divorce trial of Rackspace co-founder Graham Weston returned a verdict in his favor Monday afternoon, mostly agreeing with his valuation of the assets at stake.

With the jury dismissed, Graham Weston’s lawyers moved to prove his grounds for divorce and divide the community assets.

William Ford, Graham Weston’s lawyer, told Comal County District Judge Dib Waldrip the division of assets they’ve proposed results in Elizabeth Weston receiving 100 percent of the couple’s community estate.

Under the proposal, she would receive assets valued at about $14.2 million. However, that includes the $8 million jurors determined she wasted hiring numerous attorneys in the divorce proceedings and the additional expense that Graham Weston incurred in dealing with that.

Court adjourned Monday evening with no decision on dividing the assets. The parties are scheduled to return to court Tuesday.

Elizabeth Weston objected to the “entire procedure” and asked

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Kanye West is still mourning the end of his marriage to Kim Kardashian and he has compared that to the recent death of Queen Elizabeth.

clearly, Kanye West is still not completely over Kim Kardashian. After separating in February last year, the singer still has feelings for his ex.

On this occasion, Kanye has published a comparison on social media that shows what his sentimental situation with his ex-wife is like.

Although the comparison is somewhat surprising, as it equals his divorce with the death of Queen Elizabeth IIit perhaps illustrates the depth of his feeling of loss.

“London, I know how you feel. I lost my queen too,” the artist posted on his socials.

Kanye West, remember, also sent a public message to Kim Kardashian amid their divorce case.

The Grammy winner, apologised to his ex-wife for “any stress” he said he might have.

“This is the

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Nicole Sodoma, a family-law attorney at Sodoma Law in North Carolina, US, and author of Please Don’t Say You’re Sorry, works with many couples going through divorce, and often points them in the direction of divorce coaches to help them through the process. “A divorce coach can help you to identify, and then spend time on the issues and tasks that will matter most to you in the long term, while supporting you with the challenges that you might be grappling with in the present,” she says.

Many lawyers, like Sodoma, now recommend divorce coaches for their clients, even pairing them with suitable experts in some instances, which has aided the perceived legitimacy and popularity of the service.

But there are some risks to bringing a third-party into the divorce process. “Divorce coaches are not licensed and their expertise varies widely,” says Saad. “It is of utmost importance to check

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Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz’s divorce will soon be behind them.

The “Vanderpump Rules” stars settled the case, which was uncontested, in paperwork filled out last week but filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday. In the documents, obtained by Page Six, Maloney requested the court waive spousal support to both her and Schwartz “forever.”

The documents also show that the former couple came to an agreement on how to divide their shared assets.

Once the judge signs off on their settlement, the Bravolebrities’ divorce will be finalized.

A selfie of Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz.
Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz have settled their divorce.
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Maloney, 35, filed for divorce from Schwartz, 39, in March, one week after the pair publicly announced their split.

“After 12 years on an adventure through life together Tom and I are ending our marriage,” she wrote on Instagram at the time. “This ending is not met with resentment or animosity, no

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TikToker Chelsea Perry (@chelseaperry515) shared the outrageous story of how her parents got marrieddivorced and remarried to each other three separate times.

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Perry is a TikToker whose parents had a pretty tumultuous relationship when she was growing up. In a recent videos that has racked up more than 1.8 million views, Perry shared the story of how her parents got marrieddivorced and remarried multiple times throughout her childhood.

Parents get married as teens, have my brother,” Perry writes in a caption at the start of the video, as she lifts her arms in the air and begins to dance on screen.

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“[They] get divorced two years later,” she continues, pressing her palms together above her head as though praying. “[They] marry

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