My cRaZy Ex-Husband Sent The Police To My House

The reason? Because I wouldn't take my son to his football game!

To make a long story short, I've seen changes in my little boy over the last few months that I do not care for. Most recently (actually, just this past Thursday), my son threw his classwork in the trash and lied to his teacher so that he could go outside to recess and play football with his friends. Now, if this were the first time respect for elders and lying had been an issue, the displinary action may have been different . . . or not. So I make somewhat of a difficult decision and decide to keep him out of the game on Saturday. In my mind, my son had chosen to play his football game a little early (at recess), so there would be no Saturday game. His father, on the other hand, thought otherwise and demanded, "What I expect is for him to be dressed and ready to go by 2p. If not, I'm taking you to court!"

Are you serious?! You're taking me to court over a football game? OK.The important thing here is that I teach my son that there are consequences to our actions.

As a mother, I feel strongly about letting him fail NOW while he's young rather than when he's an adult and the consequences are much steeper.

30 Things I'd Like To Do Before I Turn 30

Recently, I put pen to paper and came up with a list of "30 things I'd like to do before I turn 30." It's not a bucket list per se, but it is a list that is meant to stretch me in some areas. Without any further ado, here it is in all its glory:

1. Spend Christmas away from home (preferably in a different country).
2. Go skydiving.
3. Learn how to ski.
4. Start a blog.
5. Read 2 of the 2000 books on my bookshelf.
6. Go on vacation by myself.
7. Get my passport stamped again.
8. Serve on the PTA at my son's school.
9. Go skinny dipping. :)
10. Buy myself a diamond ring.
11. Pay off my consumer credit card debt.
12. Develop chapter headings for my first book.
13. Write a Bible study.
14. Take a helicopter ride.
15. Have someone pick out a wardrobe and do my hair and makeup for a special event.
16. Honor my military dad at his gravesite.
17. Re-paint my son's room in the motif of his favorite football team.
18. Earn a raise and promotion at work.
19. Give to a new charity.
20. Mentor a young female.
21. Grow my relationship with my father's side of the family.
22. Forgive. (and forgive. and forgive. and forgive.)
23. Leave the past in the past.
24. Try a local, hole-in-the-wall restaurant.
25. Have an expensive dinner and not worry about the bill.
26. Go to a comedy show.
27. Win big in Vegas.
28. Learn to let someone love me for me.
29. Try a new lipstick color.
30. Keep family first.

Well, there it is. Each item on my "30 list" means something very special to me. I challenge you to take some time and develop your own bucket list. You may be surprised at what you come up with. ;) Feel free to share!

An Online Journal

If I told you, you wouldn't believe it . . .

I've been divorced for more than 5 years. Unfortunately, my ex-husband and I are going through a rough patch at the moment and can't seem to get along or co-parent our son in peace.

I started this Web log simply because I was running out of hardcover journals. I can type a lot faster than I can write, so I figured that this would the best way to vent going forward. Besides, if I can help someone along the way avoid the pitfalls I've encountered, that's even better.

The following accounts chronicle my life as I labor to fight against the forces of evil and pursue personal growth in the process. I'm not proud of how I've responded at times and will attempt to write both sides of every outlandish story so that you can decide for yourself an approrpriate course of action. Names will remain anonymous (for now). I will also attempt to post every day or so but make no promises. With that said . . .

Welcome to my world, friends! This is my life as a single mother.