The Blended Blog — Hers, His and Ours

Meltdown in Phoenix! As I have shared with you all before, I have been going through Perimenopause symptoms since this summer. Yes they have been managed fairly well since I started taking my natural supplement, but every once in awhile I still find a way to have a meltdown or two. Vacations are no exceptions, actually they probably are just ripe for meltdowns to come out of nowhere.

Apr 4
Apr 4 FOCUSED ON THE SIMPLE THINGS

Evelyn Jane

Blended Families, Marriage

Apr 1
Apr 1 IT'S A SAD, SAD SITUATION

Evelyn Jane

Blended Families, Child Abuse , Divorce, Emotional Baggage

Mar 31
Mar 31 ANGER TURNS TO HOPE

Evelyn Jane

Blended Families, Child Abuse , Divorce, Ex-Spouses, Loss

Mar 30
Mar 30 THE DOOR CLOSES FOR THE LAST TIME

Evelyn Jane

Blended Families, Child Abuse , Divorce, Ex-Spouses

Elle's Reflects

When Elle left Dick's house almost two years ago, my initial thought was this is temporary. This isn't Dick, he's got a drinking problem, he'll get help and this nightmare will be over.

I was out of town and had called to check-in with Elle. I cried as Elle told me what had happened from the bathroom stall of a local restaurant.

The first thing I said is "This isn't your Dad, this is a person with a substance abuse problem." Second, why are you in the bathroom of a restaurant telling me this? Elle said "Malus doesn't want me to tell you or anybody else what happened. I'm supposed to keep it a secret." And right there was the biggest problem not only for my child, but for her Dad.