As if co-parenting wasn’t already challenging, add the stresses of homeschooling, outside activities canceled, layoffs, financial hardships and fear, and it goes to a whole
Co-parenting within a marriage is different than co-parenting after divorce. Add a remarriage, and it gets even harder. A seemingly innocent request from a child can quickly be the catalyst to arguments and upset. I’ve been co-parenting post-divorce for 25 years. We don’t have it all worked out, but we have found some basic how-to’s that I can pass along.
How many people are roaming around with holiday anxiety and they don’t even know why? It may just stem from childhood stress over the holiday season, which has absolutely nothing to do with them. It is a sad way to experience a beautiful time of year.