Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-160) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: the secret life of separated parents -- A story of untangling with young children in the '70s -- Untangling: normal differences and formal separations -- A family rearranges through the '80s and '90s -- Rearranging -- Grandchildren see everyone as kin -- Stories of six families recognizing moments of kinship -- Stories of double pioneers: lesbian and gay families recognize kinship -- Becoming partners again? -- Wisdom for separated parents.
Summary:
"The stories within this book document how men and women--both straight and gay--have rearranged their lives to create harmonious kinship relationships and be successful parents after separation, thereby proving that divorce does not have to mean "unhappily ever after.""-- Provided by publisher.
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