Hellobee

On October 12th, I filed for divorce. This was a long time coming, but the end was abrupt and traumatizing. My (soon to be ex) husband had been changing for years. He went from kind and fun to sullen and mean. I kept trying to do more, to be more, to achieve more in the […]

Dear Fellow Mother About to Get Divorced, You love your child SO much. You love your child so much that you stayed in a marriage long after you knew you should leave, because you wanted the very best for your little ones — not because you love yourself least. You are strong. You are courageous. […]

This morning, I opened up my underwear drawer and stopped — my husband and I currently live in a high-rise apartment building in Taiwan, and we’re also preparing to get a divorce. It can be challenging to be sharing the same space with the person you’ve decided to part ways from, and we’re doing this as […]

Sometimes, throughout the night, my four-year-old daughter will push her back up against me and say, “Crook, please.” She wants to get into the crook of my arm and I happily oblige. I don’t care that I’ll wake up multiple times throughout the night with her tossing and turning. Or, the fact that we spent […]

Even though I spent the better part of four years aiming to keep my marriage together with everything from couples counseling, personal therapy, postpartum depression medication, and even diving into major spiritual practices, I’ve now finally acknowledged that divorce is the best option for me — which will ideally prove to be the best option for […]

Wow, hey y’all! It’s been a while hasn’t it? I just wanted to stop back by to check in and follow up with this whole blogging thing. This might be my last post for a while, maybe even forever. But I feel like I need some closure at least somewhere in my life right now, […]

It’s been a while since I’ve updated on the status of things going on regarding the separation process during pregnancy. After two months of separation, I decided to go ahead and file for divorce myself instead of waiting around for my spouse (? partner? ex? the verbiage gets confusing here) to do it. Without delving […]