More money is spent on gifts for Mother’s Day than any other holiday except Christmas. The National Retail Federation says Americans spent $25 billion on gifts for Mom in 2019, including $2.6 billion just for flowers. Meals out racked up $2.6 billion of the tab.
If you are were in a relationship where you experienced domestic violence, regardless of whether it was physical, emotional, or verbal, it is likely you deal with some ongoing anxieties relating to that trauma. But if you have a child with an abusive partner, the nightmare doesn’t always end when the divorce papers are signed.
Most people are familiar with the term co-parenting. But have you ever heard of parallel
parenting? In an ideal divorce, parents would separate but be capable of co-parenting their
children.