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Deesha Philyaw and Michael Thomas’s CO-PARENTING 101: Advice from a Formerly Married Couple on Parenting Across Two Households, the first book co-authored by a divorced couple for whom co-parenting is central to their daily lives, providing expert advice, practical tips, and tried-and-true tactics developed from real life co-parenting experiences, to Melissa Kirk at New Harbinger, for publication in 2013, by Danielle Chiotti at Upstart Crow Literary(World).  

“My Ex and I are Swingers…and Other Myths About Cooperative Co-Parenting”

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Unfortunately, it’s not a talent for whipping out witty references to Thomas Hobbes or the ability to decipher economic policy that helps extend the hubs’ life, but rather an insistent and well-informed nagging. Researchers say educated women possess more knowledge about healthy living and pass those healthy tidbits on to their partners.

Better not let WifeBFF see this. It’ll only encourage her “well-informed nagging”.

Emotional Abuse by a Narcissistic Parent

Narcissists will use people in whatever way in necessary to get what they want. This world view also applies to their children…During and after divorce, a narcissist’s emotional abuse of their children may seem more direct or blatant…

Narcissists are masters of lying. They will lie to their children and distort reality the same as they do to everyone else. Often, narcissists will sacrifice their children’s well-being in an attempt to save face. This leaves the children feeling confused and unsure of their own reality and judgment. Narcissists will ask their children to lie for them, keep secrets and to spy on the other parent.

Narcissistic parents do not respect their children’s desires. They may make promises to the children in order to gain compliance from the child, then refuse to honor the promises. Children may miss out on birthday parties, sporting events or other activities important to them in order to accommodate the narcissistic parent’s wishes. The children soon learn that what they want is not important when with the narcissistic parent…

It may seem excessive or restraining but in the long run…written agreements will often be easier than constantly renegotiating with an unreliable and emotionally abusive former spouse.

Divorce is never easy on children. Coping with a narcissistic parent makes a stressful situation even more difficult. Learning to identify the games narcissists play can help parents to minimize the emotional abuse children suffer at the hands of a narcissistic parent.

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Yep, you read that right: my niece (WifeBFF’s sister’s kid) wants to some day own her own funeral home. First step: college. Find out how you can help by clicking here and here. Much appreciated.

Check out this 3-part series with my WifeBFF (still my Favorite Writer) chopping it up with the stepmother of my stepdaughters (think about it) about what it means to be a stepmama.