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Cheryl Duffy
Jan 7, 20231 min read
Poem - My Partner Wants to Separate
I never thought this would be my fate I don’t want my life to change A new future seems so strange I thought they were my soulmate They...
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Cheryl Duffy
Jan 5, 20233 min read
Should I let the kids decide when they want to see each parent?
Many parents find that the hardest challenge during separation is agreeing to a shared parenting schedule. After being with the children...
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Cheryl Duffy
Dec 16, 20223 min read
Coparenting is likened to chess!
There is a king and a queen that represent separated parents with pawns that represent the children. The ‘pawns’ can be sacrificed for...
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Cheryl Duffy
Dec 14, 20223 min read
Don't be pushed into knee jerk actions
Separating is a confusing time and your mind can be running at a 100 miles per hour wondering where you are going to live, how you will...
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Cheryl Duffy
Dec 11, 20224 min read
What day is Christmas Day?
Many separated families fight over who gets the kids on Christmas Day as they may not have been without their kids on Christmas Day...
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Cheryl Duffy
Nov 25, 20224 min read
5 tips to reduce coparenting conflict after child accidents
There can be a huge shift of trust, common sense and appreciation from when you parented together pre-separation to parenting after...
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Cheryl Duffy
Nov 21, 20225 min read
Is my ex annoying me on purpose?
Separation is a huge emotional roller coaster where we can get angry, annoyed or frustrated at what our ex does. Are they doing it on...
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Cheryl Duffy
Nov 15, 20223 min read
How to have healthy Handovers
Handovers can be fraught with anxiety and stress for both parents and children alike. The more often handover is stressful, the more...
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Cheryl Duffy
Nov 6, 20224 min read
Focus on the here and now
Separation is so overwhelming with so many issues bombarding you. You can feel like you are in a war zone with grenades being lobbed over...
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Cheryl Duffy
Oct 31, 20224 min read
Shared parenting isn't about gender!
Who is the most important person in shared parenting…..the mother?.....the father?..... Neither…… it is the child! There is so much...
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Cheryl Duffy
Oct 25, 20223 min read
Are you unaware you are committing Family Domestic Violence?
Separation is often fraught with conflict. So, you may think it is pretty obvious that arguments are going to happen otherwise you...
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Cheryl Duffy
Oct 23, 20221 min read
Poem - Dog Gone Grief
Who gets our dog in separation? Considered property, a stark realisation Tug of war starts, to battle it out I will win, there is no...
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Cheryl Duffy
Oct 23, 20221 min read
Poem - Ambushed by Anger
I feel devastated, I’ve lost my spouse So much loss in my life, my kids, my house I dedicated many years And it's all ended in tears I...
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Cheryl Duffy
Oct 22, 20223 min read
Do we really need consent orders?
So many separated parents are scared to rock the boat and talk about ‘consent orders’ with their coparent. They often say; “We have...
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Cheryl Duffy
Oct 19, 20223 min read
I don’t want to help my ex, only my kids!
Your ex may have caused pain, hurt and disappointment, turning your life upside down which is a major struggle to regain some form of...
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Cheryl Duffy
Oct 13, 20221 min read
Poem - Time is ticking away
I’m of an age where time is ticking away I count down every hour and every day I haven’t seen my grandchild in the past few years...
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Cheryl Duffy
Oct 10, 20221 min read
Poem - Tears of a separated child
Doors, slam shut Harsh words deeply cut Mum & Dad are yelling When will it stop, there is no telling They assure me, it’s ok, they are...
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Cheryl Duffy
Oct 8, 20221 min read
Poem - The Storm of Separation
You feel the tension in the air It feels like they just don’t care Once united as a family Is now becoming the enemy You wonder how you...
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Cheryl Duffy
Sep 28, 20223 min read
Poor communication creates conflict!
Poor communication is the major cause of conflict in any relationship such as family, romantic, coparenting, or working relationship....
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