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		<description><![CDATA[Divorce.  What a horrible word.  The very thought of it sends shivers down my spine.  The process of ending a marriage, even a bad one, is difficult to say the least.  It is a small price to pay for happiness, true, and the years since my divorce have been productive, happy and what my life [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afathersright.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11141356&amp;post=6&amp;subd=afathersright&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Divorce.  What a horrible word.  The very thought of it sends shivers down my spine.  The process of ending a marriage, even a bad one, is difficult to say the least.  It is a small price to pay for happiness, true, and the years since my divorce have been productive, happy and what my life should have been while &#8220;on the inside&#8221;. What did I leave with; two beautiful daughters, now 15 and 7, debt and a lot of miserable interaction with my ex-spouse.  I think my story is fairly common, I mean how many spouses are there out there that are happy that their ex has moved on and is in a happy healthy relationship.  Not too many I would gather.</p>
<p>So for some time I&#8217;ve tried to figure out what to do with my life. I spent all of my twenties and some of my thirties supporting a family and never found time to go back to school.  But what to do?  I don&#8217;t really like the business world and I really don&#8217;t want to start at the bottom of another career and having it be not something I want to do with my life. I had always planned on going to college, but never found the time or the resources.  Now the time and the resources are there and now I wonder what should I do.  And then it hit me.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve always found Psychology to be a fascinating subject and every time I talk about the in&#8217;s and out&#8217;s of the human psyche I get a charge.  I also have a passion for a topic that I think many people frown upon&#8230;father&#8217;s rights.  Too often, Father&#8217;s are considered far less than mother&#8217;s during the divorce and custody process.  So after talking things over with my wife (she&#8217;s amazing I tell you) I decided that I am going to get my degree in Psychology, become and Marriage and Family Therapist  and focus on helping Father&#8217;s as they deal with the winding maze of that is divorce.  I wish I had someone who went through the same process that could have supported me during my divorce&#8230;that could have helped me to deal with the feelings and anger of having my children used against me at every turn&#8230;someone that could have given me the coping skills I needed to get through it.  So, that&#8217;s my goal.  I&#8217;ve said it.  I&#8217;ve started the process and I&#8217;m ready to go.</p>
<p>I hope you read along as I go down this path and eventually come out on the other side.  I think it is going to be a good ride and I&#8217;m excited at the possibilities. Those of you out there that are dad&#8217;s that have been treated poorly by this whole process&#8230;this one&#8217;s for you, so chime in.  Leave your comments.  I may not be able to help yet, but we will get there together.</p>
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