The rise after the fall

So I decided to resurrect the previously short lived "Keeping up with the Joneses" blog. I deleted the previous one due to the impending break up of my family, which as you may or may not know was finalized at the end of September on our exact six year anniversary date. I decided that even though I lost a spouse, I still a have a "Jones Family" consisting of me and my baby, and hopefully someday I'll find another spouse, so therefore a blog tracking my current type of family was still warranted.

I'm taking a marriage and family class at SLCC right now (ironically) and after reading about the prevalence of various types of families in today's world, I felt like the non-traditional or non-nuclear family (which our book says is pretty much any family that doesn't have the original Mom and Dad) doesn't receive nearly the recognition and support that they deserve. Some perceive this type of family as what an Our Lady Peace song calls "the new enemy" or at least morally wrong, which I find reprehensible to say the least. It's funny how divorce can change your perspective on these things :)

So even though I'm hoping to find a spouse eventually and make a return to the more traditional form of family, I wanted to bring this blog back as a form of dedication to single parents and non-traditional families out there. I've witnessed firsthand the devastation of divorce and the shattered lives it leaves behind and in a spirit of love and compassion, my heart goes out to them.

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