This topic has been fermenting in my mind for quite awhile. I have debated whether or not I would post about it due to the fact that some of the people who will be discussed here subscribe to this blog. Finally, I decided that I wasn't being true to myself and to the integrity of this blog if I did not provide my readers with the opportunity to chime in with their thoughts and feelings about the whole thing. Your feedback is invaluable and perhaps it will help to change the minds of some of the parties involved. Most of you who are loyal followers of this blog are aware that I was married once before. I don't want to spend too much time talking about that in this post except to say that the marriage did not last very long and it did not produce any children. In hindsight, not having had any kids turned out to be a blessing for me because it allowed me to make a clean break from this man and I have not had any reason at all to maintain contact with him over … [Read more...]