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Welcome to Single Parenthood, Kate and Jon! You may not quite see the bright side of life these days, but believe us, there are better days ahead. All you need to do is to follow the advice you get from family, friends and colleagues. You know you receive plenty these days and it is tough to sort out what is practical and what is pure crap. Let us pass on the five top tips we received. We leave it up to you how serious you take them.
1. “Everything happens for a reason”
This is the most common advice anyone will receive when going through a divorce. Even if they do not know what to tell you and they feel bad for you, this is what you hear. Get real, you never wanted to be married to that person anyway. So move on with your life and find someone else.
2. “Work it out for the sake of the children”
A close second in our list of favorite phrases. Even if you hate each other and if you rip each other apart in the public, people expect you to work your problems out to maintain the façade of a happy family. In the end, working it out will cause less pain than the process of a divorce. Well, maybe not. You will find out.
3. “Divorce makes people poor”
Great advice from my soon-to-be ex-wife’s attorney. While playing with his suspenders and smiling all over, he told me that I will soon be poor. Guess what? He was right. You two should be looking for that next reality show gig. You better start soon!
4. “Keep a journal”
This may actually be good advice (unfortunately it usually turns into a bickering tool). Keep a little diary with you and write about the mean things your spouse says and everything she/he does wrong. You want to have plenty of legal ammunition to make her/him feel bad and let her/him know what a bad parent she/he is. Oh, wait: You don’t have to keep a journal. The media does it for you.
5. “Sign up for eHarmony”
It’s time to get yourself back on the market again. Think eHarmony, Match.com, or, if you have some money left, a matchmaking service. In time, your wounds will heal and after 3 years or so, you will be ready for a serious relationship again. If you move to Hollywood, it may only be 3 months.
On a serious note, you two are facing a big challenge that requires everything else but public bickering. You are single parents now with the enormous responsibility of raising eight children. They will remember these days and they will remember how well you worked together as a team. They are the focus here. Not the two of you.
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