My husband’s cousin called me out of the blue today, with the news that she has just moved back to Lansing with her two children, because she has separated from her husband. Her children are 6 and 3, and she is looking for childcare for her daughter once her son starts school, so that she can go to Lansing Community College and get a degree in dental hygiene.

Anyway, I didn’t want to ask a lot of personal questions about her marriage, and she didn’t offer any details, but it sounds like she is headed for divorce, which is too bad. I hope she has a really good divorce lawyer, so that she and her ex can work out custody, alimony, and child support.

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The site also has it’s own blog, and I have to admit, it’s pretty interesting! Posts include updates on the divorces of Britney and K-Fed, the Lohans, and Jermaine Jackson, as well as an interesting story from Spain about a father who lost his visitation rights after he and his son were shown on CNN international running in front of a pack of bulls during the “running of the bulls” in Pamplona. Um, yeah, not exactly the safest choice there, Dad.

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