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This oughta show them! I’m so pleased to be part of such a powerful and insightful community as Divorce360.com. I’m syndicated there, and haven’t explored half the offerings. They’re ginormous.
My boss is a clever guy. His (other) company just launched a new service called Sprout, which allows you to build “living content.” I think that means you can build and publish just about anything you can imagine: slideshows, a promo for all your projects (cough), podcasts, movies. There’s no limit, really.
What does it mean for the Web? It means that the bar for flash development has just been lowered to—yes—my level.
That’s pretty amazing. And get this: it’s so easy, I created this Sprout in about twenty minutes. Give or take thirty.
North Palm Beach, Florida. January 9, 2008: divorce360.com commissioned a GFK Roper poll on divorce to learn more about the causes for divorce.
Women divorce over abuse, men divorce over sex:
The number one reason people gave for divorce is abuse. More than one in three (36%) divorced Americans cited either verbal or physical abuse as the main cause of divorce. Money, at 22%, is a distant second. Other reasons for divorce include someone new entered their life (18%), sex (16%), disagreements about how to raise their children (13%), or boredom (12%) as contributing factors. Only 6% divorced over whether to have children, and just 4% cite religion as a factor.
Gender plays a role in the reasons for divorce:
Women are more than twice as likely as men (48% vs. 21%) to divorce because of verbal or physical abuse. Men, in turn, are more than twice as likely as women (22% vs. 11%) to cite sex as the cause for their failed marriage.
Not divorcing- but thinking about it:
One third, 33%, of married Americans have at some point in their marriage considered the idea of divorce. Two in ten, (19%), cited issues surrounding children, while 18% cite fears about cheating as the primary reasons for thinking about divorce.
Women are significantly more likely than men (39% vs. 27%) to have at least thought about divorce at some point in their marriage. Children are most likely to be the issue, particularly for women. Most notably, women are more than twice as likely as men to think about divorce after their children were born (19% vs. 7%).
“Divorce has become an unfortunate reality”, notes divorce360.com’s CEO, Cotter Cunningham. “It is difficult, painful and complex. We don’t advocate divorce. We do want to help people struggling with it. From making the decision to leave to going to court for custody or alimony, divorce is an emotional, financial and legal rollercoaster. It doesn’t just impact the two people involved. It impacts their children, friends and other family members. The decisions made before, during and after a divorce can touch many lives. Divorce360 strives to offer the essential information needed to help people make educated choices about those important decisions.”
With Phil in NY and my ex going to CO, I’ll be totally on my lonesome (unless you count the kids, but according to Century Theaters one doesn’t count) until New Year’s Eve.
This means time on my new laptop (pleeaase, gods of laptops, stop breaking my shit), on my new couch (pleeaase, kids, stop wrecking my furnitu—oh, forget it), reading blogs and posts on Mom Blog Network and other places. I don’t think I’ve read blogs in ages. I write one, sure, but who can keep up? There’s only so much time I can sit in that chair, staring at that screen.
Come on over. Find amusing tidbits, post ‘em. That easy. This is getting to be an addiction. 
I am proud to announce a partnership with a new site that will feature some of my content! Here is the press release, plus a Link to coverage on TechCrunch.
I have three good kids. Healthy, bright, well-liked, funny (and Lord knows I love the funny), and sweet. But I still want to stuff them into duffel bags at least once a week.
I want to, but I don’t. I don’t have enough duffel bags. Guess I should have stopped at two.
Tonight, I lost my mind one brain cell at a time. It was that slow. I wasn’t harried, or frantic, or loud. I just knew, as the clock crept inexorably toward way past their bedtime, that I would be a husk of a woman by nine. It actually happened by 7:45. Read the rest on Gather.com...
See more of my contributions at the Code Orange Group.
I’ve started writing on Gather.com (have to get all that stuff organized - feel like bits of me are strewn all over the blogosphere and it’s be nice to just know where they are), and have a new piece up today. I’m amazed it made any sense, as I was writing three feet from the A-Z SpongeBob Squarepants marathon. Yes, you know where I’ll be tonight at 8 pm, 7 Central.
Discovering your children’s combinations
Last night as I settled into bed after tucking the children in, I replayed each child’s goodnight in my head. Each was different, and always has been. There are little secrets, little rituals and subtle gestures that unlock their soft and sleepy side. I know this because if we ever skip them, or heaven forbid, suggest they grow out of them and be big boys and girls, all heck will break loose. Also? You lose a little bit of yourself as you let each one fade away…
Last week, I unveiled a nifty new media site dedicated to helping more bloggers reach more readers. That simple. Developed by the same good folks that brought us MothersClick, it’s called Mom Blog Network. And I’m proud to be the official “Blogger-in-Chief.”
(For full details, check out the press release)
What does the site offer? Consider it the world’s first Digg™ just for mom blogs and parenting related news. Community drives the content, and members vote on the best. That means you’re in control. The audience rules!
Do you have a blog? Add it. We’ll promote it.
Do you want to post some important news? Link it. Real-time.
And of course, vote for all of your favorites.
Whatever captures your interest.
Whether you blog or not, you can participate in the action. It’s easy and fun!
Our mission is simply to provide a lively and helpful resource to connect active mom bloggers with the readers who enjoy them. By adding your site to Mom Blog Network, you’ll get increased visibility for your blog and that’ll drive more traffic your way.
I invite you to take a look around, kick the tires and let us know how she drives. We’ll be working on the site continually to make it better, and your feedback is important to us.
Now, go explore! And tell others. Every mom counts towards making this a success.
Best regards,
Mindy Roberts (TheMommyBlog.com)
Blogger-in-Chief
Mom Blog Network™
I write. A lot.
I also design stuff and collect funny things kids say. Oh, and please buy my book. It's very funny.
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