May. 30, 2023
WAKE UP CALL
Nothing Made Me Grow Up Faster Than My Divorce

Welcome back from the long (hopefully lovely) weekend. First up this week:

“There’s nothing like having three kids in three years to make you feel, finally, like an adult,” writes Katie Bingham-Smith today. “I went from taking care of just myself to having three little people who depended on me to meet all their needs in a really short amount of time. It was a jarring experience. But as a woman who’s now been divorced for over six years, I can say with all honesty that the end of my marriage made me grow up even faster than becoming a mom.”

It’ll make you think! Give it a read.

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

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