How I Survive Sharing Custody with My Ex-Husband

April 7, 2014

For the first time, I was faced with the realization that I was not going to be able to tuck my babies into bed every night, I wasn’t going to read them their bedtime stories, make sure they didn’t eat junk food, and be there when they woke up in the morning. My youngest was 23 months and a second realization hit. Our…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.