When you choose to go through a divorce, that decision impacts everyone in your family. If you’re a parent to a teen, that could be a difficult conversation to have. Teens don’t like to be out of control, and many may struggle with the idea that their parents are splitting up. Some teens may believe it’s their fault or that one parent is leaving because he or she doesn’t love the child.
We read with interest a recent article that offers loads of advice for parents who are going to divorce or who have divorced. Co-parenting is not easy, but it is easily one of the most important jobs you will ever have.
Some events in life are traumatic no matter how strong you might be. Among the most difficult events: sustaining a major personal injury or illness, getting fired and the death of a close friend. However, all of those crises are lower on the Holmes-Rahe life stress scale than divorce. Only the death of a spouse ranks higher than the end of your marriage.
In some ways, life after 50 can be the best time of all. People have defined careers that often result in not only monetary compensation but a sense of fulfillment as well. Many people in midlife are also more comfortable with their bodies and have settled on a style that suits them. Many folks over 50 are also nearing the end of their child-rearing adventures (or have already packed the kids off to college) and can look back with satisfaction on their family lives.
While the changes in the percentage of U.S. adults who are married might not be apparent from year to year, the incremental shifts add up over time. About half of all American adults are today married; down 9 percent from 25 years ago and down more than 20 percent since 1960.
While Pompano Beach was spared the worst of Hurricane Irma’s wrath, we know that many others in Florida suffered great personal and financial losses. No one knows yet the full cost to state residents of the storm’s destruction, but the IRS has already acted to make it easier for victims to get loans and hardship distributions from 401(k)s and other employer-sponsored retirement plans.
