Creating New Holiday Traditions
I am looking forward to Christmas this year and new traditions with the girls. Two years ago, I started a new Christmas Eve tradition-- we find a small town nearby and spend the day there. In December of 2009, we spent the day in Cambria. We sipped coffee (hot cocoa for the girls) at a local coffee shop with our pinkies high in the air (that's the way princesses do it!)...we ate lunch at Linn's (the BEST homemade mac & cheese)...we shopped in art galleries...and we enjoyed a carefree day. We forgot about the chaos of the world around us and we had fun.In 2010, we spent the day in the Arroyo Grande Village. We walked on the historic swinging bridge...we saw the roaming chickens...we ate yummy spaghetti at Gina's Italian Cuisine...and we shopped. Together- the three of us. Team blonde-- creating a new tradition that we will honor for years to come. It's healing and its refreshing. The girls look forward to it and I look forward to it.A few weeks ago, my best friend (also a single mommy) treated us all to a weekend in San Francisco. We stayed in the heart of Union Square and we had a great time. The girls got to ice skate for the first time and they got to see the sights of a big city at Christmastime. It was a weekend of great memories and it is my hope to make this an annual tradition for the rest of our lives.This Christmas Eve is right around the corner and we will visit a new town or village for our third-annual Christmas Eve tradition. I look forward to fun times, new memories and a day with my daughters.Merry Christmas (or Happy Hanukkah!)-- Tina###One Mom's Battle: Our mission at One Mom’s Battle is to increase awareness of Cluster B personality disorders (Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder) and their impact upon shared parenting and the Family Court System which includes Judges, CPS workers, Guardian ad Litems (GAL), Parenting Coordinators (PC), Custody Evaluators, therapists and attorneys. Education on Cluster B disorders will allow these professionals to truly act in the best interest of the children.History of One Mom's Battle: In 2009, One Mom’s Battle began with one mother, (Tina Swithin), navigating the choppy waters of a high-conflict divorce in the Family Court System. Since then, it has turned into a grassroots movement reaching the far corners of the Earth. Tina's battle spanned from 2009 - 2014 during which time she acted as her own attorney. Ultimately, Tina was successful in protecting her daughters and her family has enjoyed complete peace since October 2014 when a Family Court commissioner called her ex-husband a "sociopath" and revoked his parenting time in a final custody order.Tina Swithin: Divorcing a narcissist? Tina Swithin's books are available online at Amazon (print, Kindle or audio format). Each year, Tina offers life-changing weekends of camaraderie and healing at the Lemonade Power Retreat. Tina also offers one-on-one coaching services and a private, secure forum called, The Lemonade Club, for those enduring high-conflict custody battles. [wp_ad_camp_1]