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14 Jan 10 #176598 by bubble1705
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Am new to the Wiki site but it is great to see lots of people in the same boat as me!
I have been divorced for 2 years now. Husband moved to Turkey initially and then to Australia. I have 2 children 8 and 11 who live with me. Father pays minimal maintenance and Skype's them once per week from Australia where he now 'lives' with his cousin and her children from her first marriage. Our kids amazingly robust thanks for family network and their mad mother who tries to keep normality along with my sense of humour which is dented but undamaged! The 2 most horrendous years of my life that I wouldn't wish on anyone. However, incredibly grateful to have my kids who keep me sane and strong - so it was worth 12 years of marriage to a weak man who in the end couldn't keep up the facade of being a professional business man and dropped all :S the balls and fled!
IF anyone has any advice or tips of how I keep my sanity and raise these two children, school them and pay for them on my own please tell me!!!
Or just tell me a joke.....!::S

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14 Jan 10 #176607 by NellNoRegrets
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Hi Bubble

Welcome aboard. I have been separated for 18 months, husband lives 5 mins away by car with his new love and is loved up playing happy families with her two young children while I live with our two angry teenage boys. Fun!

Pop into the chat room for instant support - we are serious and helpful, but there's room for laughs too.

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15 Jan 10 #176687 by bubble1705
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Thank you! It is good to know we arent alone out there. THere are pros and cons to having the ex near and far I suppose and we have to make do with our lot!

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