Changing Traditions after Divorce

As you gradually move from being a couple to being a single, many of the small traditions and rituals which have defined your family undergo change, either by desire or necessity. Often, we focus on the big changes such as holidays and celebrations. However, those small daily rituals are where you may feel the greatest loss. These are intrinsic parts of our everyday life and not just a once-a-year occurrence. Each family has those traditions: Who makes the coffee, who walks the dog in the morning, who locks the doors and shuts off the lights at the end of the day. These are traditions established by years of routine.

Do not minimize or deny these feelings of loss. They may lack the drama of the