About me
Jul 5th, 2011 by OMGchronicles
As a longtime journalist, writer, editor and freelancer, my work can be found in numerous places — websites, magazines, books, newspapers, and, now, here.
I am a divorced co-parenting mom of two wonderful sons who are taller than I am so I’m a lot nicer to them nowadays. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and am usually hiking or biking around when I’m not behind my desk at the Marin Independent Journal, where I am the lifestyles editor, or my desk at home, from which I write columns for Mommy Tracked, Huffington Post, ModernMom, The Working Chronicles, a national project that explores what Americans think about work, as well as other places.
I am an observer of people and love to explore why we do what we do. Plus I read a lot, perhaps too much, and like to share interesting tidbits that I discover. What I hope to do here is get a dialog going about parenting, men, women, divorce, marriage, teens, society — really, life.
You may follow me on Twitter at @OMGchronicles, and fan me (yeah, that’s weird) on Facebook, or email me at omgchronicles @ gmail.com. I’m also on LinkedIn.
The image “Let Go” is one of Frederic Larson’s fantastic photographs, Copyright Frederic Larson and used with permission. See more of his award-winning photography at Frederic Larson photography or at SFGate’s Mystical photography blog.
Just responding to your article, “Why Divorced Men Are Quick To Marry Again.” I am an exception. I have been divorced for 6 years and have not remarried primarily because of my steadfast resolve to remain “free.” So much so that I have turned away two or three women who probably would have married me. The only tempting reason for me to remarry is to add a second income and more financial security. Still, I have endured much discomfort to remain free. Every year, when I am forced to take a cold shower in October due to my gas being turned off (due to child support and alimony bills), I shiver to myself and chant, “At least I’m free, at least I’m free, freedom is priceless.” And that warms me up pretty fast.
Twitter: OMGchronicles
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Hi Jason,
Thanks for reading and writing. I totally get the “free” part (although I’m not totally free as I still have a teen at home — one more year!) I enjoy my space, but also enjoy time with my partner. I don’t see a need to get married at my age, but I would if it mattered to him. It doesn’t. We’re not even sure if we’ll live together — why “ruin” a good thing?