Tag Archives: divorce

Yet Another Accidental Betrayal

Posted on October 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Touch. One of my earliest recurring memories is of Mommandad on the couch in our den. I’d sit on the rug (closer to the TV), but scoot back so Mom could run her fingers through my hair. … Continue reading →

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Sacred Spaces for Stories

Posted on April 12, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Wynne Leon of Surprised by Joy. Wynne is an optimist who is “charting her own path.” She’s also a single mother whose children regularly show her “what it is like to be so fresh … Continue reading →

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Has Your Life Blown Off Course?

Posted on February 23, 2023 by mitchteemley

I recently wrote about a friend who’d left his marriage and begun divorce proceedings. I urged him to rethink his decision, to break the cyclical infatuation/divorce pattern that is his family’s multigenerational legacy. But he chose instead to perpetuate it. … Continue reading →

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The “I Love You” Game

Posted on November 10, 2017 by mitchteemley

I have a friend who’s unhappy in his marriage and is thinking of leaving. This is the conversation I hope to have with him. “What should I do?” he asks, not really wanting to hear the answer. “Put it to … Continue reading →

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