Complex Family Blog
Matrimony to Acrimony or Harmony?
The choice is yours ... this is how you make it. The importance of the choices you make when your marriage ends through which children were born into this world, becomes more apparent as time continues to march forward. Each step takes us down one of two pathways - acrimony or harmony. Read More…
Is your Ex poisoning your children against you?
It’s very common for a parent to hate their Ex so much when the relationship ends that your children hear nasty comments about their other parent almost daily. It’s also very common for your children to eventually start believing these comments and begin loathing you, even though they have not been given the opportunity to get to know you. Read More…
But, You Don't Know My Ex!
This is one of the most common comments heard when talking with people about an Ex. Those of us who are parents and inside a Complex Family often have an Ex, and we normally believe it is near impossible to get on with them. Let's face it, it didn't work when we were married or partners, so why would it now? But it needs too - if only for the kid's sake! Read More…
World peace? How about Home Peace first...
We are all inspired at one time or another to embrace the vision and dream of world peace. We love what opportunities this brings and we dream of a world where we move beyond a fear and engage in the concept of difference not being judged, but rather celebrated. We become excited by the chances of pooling resources to solve basic human existence issues - that could all easily be funded by the redundancy of weapons and the banishment of immoral political power. Read More…
Financial Crisis ... What do we tell our kids?
When the rest of the world is reporting financial doom and gloom, what do our teens think? In a generation which we see more and more young people struggling with hopelessness, is this media frenzy really helping? Read More…
Christmas Day Inside the Complex Family
A family whose structure holds the traditional picture sometimes find it difficult to juggle between commitments on Christmas Day, so no doubt a Complex Family has even more fun! Often charged with emotions, expectations and memories of things going wrong, we get a knot in our stomach just thinking about planning for Christmas Day. The shattered illusion of our childhood fantasy "happily ever after" has come crashing around us and Christmas is one of those days we often want to just pretend it's all better allowing our kids to experience magic once more! Read More…
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