Category Archives: Divorce

Is This All There Is?

Posted on April 25, 2014 by barbaraweicksel

Lots of “stuff” running through my mind this morning – you know what I’m talking about…  Nothing in particular, just a whole bunch of jumbled up thoughts that didn’t seem to have comas separating them. I decided to take myself … Continue reading →

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The Art of Maturing

Posted on October 10, 2012 by barbaraweicksel

I got an email this morning from my ex-husband.  Whenever I turn on the computer and see his name in the in-box, my heart stops for a few seconds. See – We rarely speak and when we do it isn’t … Continue reading →

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Our Lives Are Lived in Moments…

Posted on September 17, 2012 by barbaraweicksel

I found out that a classmate of mine from High School passed away last week.  I haven’t seen him since graduation some 42 years ago, but I remember him quite vividly.  He was smart, funny and kind and he was … Continue reading →

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Gay Marriage – Is the fight for the right to marry misguided?

Posted on May 9, 2012 by barbaraweicksel

A friend of mine posted the above on his Facebook page… Someone wrote the following as a comment : “Oh, I don’t know about this one. Total gun-related killings in NC in 2010: 445. Total killings via gay marriage: none … Continue reading →

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The Equal Rights Amendment – Some 89 years later – Still waiting for Ratification

Posted on March 30, 2012 by barbaraweicksel

The Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed in 1923 to affirm that women and men have equal rights under the law.  Some 89 years later this Amendment is still not a part of the United States Constitution. The wording of … Continue reading →

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Why do women not respect other women when it comes to men?

Posted on February 26, 2012 by barbaraweicksel

So this morning as we were surfing through the hundreds of channels on our television trying to find something that would fill that Sunday morning lazy feeling – we happened upon a show about being a mistress.  Now these weren’t … Continue reading →

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