Women's Rights & Issues

Mine was not physical, thank god! But it was constant emotional pain: his non-support and frequent adultery finally drove me to ask friends at work if they knew of any divorce lawyers who could help me (I had no money, everything I earned had to be used for supporting our household and 3 kids). I told him I was seeking a divorce and he immediately moved in with his girlfriend at the time and her brother was a lawyer who helped him.

Fortunately, I had a carpool buddy who recommended I join a group called Parents without Partners. At one of their social events I met my now husband, who was separated from his wife. Eventually, we got married. That was in 1991! Life is SO much better.

You'll like this: when I started writing about art I privately published a book of essays I had written. My ex had the NERVE to try to take credit for it. He said he was the one who helped me "find my voice." You can imagine my outrage! But my new daughter in law, a rabbi, just quietly said "Perhaps he can write his own book and use his own voice."