Ask Me About My Divorce

D-I-V-O-R-C-E... it was such a dirty word that Tammy Wynette had to spell it out in front of the kids in her 1968 song.

The big “D." About 50 percent of first marriages in the U.S. end in divorce - the highest rate in the world. Yet divorce still carries feelings of shame, failure, and the stigma of damaged goods. “No more!” says Candace Walsh, features editor for Mothering Magazine. While the dissolution of her marriage was painful and traumatic, it didn’t call for whispered conversations or pity. Candace wanted to talk about it, and as a writer and editor, she found others who did, too.

Ask Me About My Divorce is an anthology of stories by women who open up about moving on when things didn’t turn out as they planned. Candace edited and contributed to the collection, and she joined us from her part-time home in New Mexico.

We also hear from Elaine Soloway who got married in 1960 when divorce was taboo. She contributed "A Badge On My Biceps" to the Ask Me About My Divorce anthology.

Ask Me About My Divorce

Elaine Soloway's blog She's Not The Type

(Photo by Ouij via Flickr/Creative Commons)