A Queer Mother's Account of Co-Parenting After Divorce
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A divorced queer mother writing in Autostraddle describes co-parenting as the hardest group project she has ever worked on, likening joint custody decisions to working with an untrustworthy colleague on a project that cannot fail. She recounts negotiating the school section of the custody agreement during litigation and rebuilding her life as a solo parent in what she calls the messy middle. The piece is a first-person essay; its claims are the author's own account of her experience rather than reported findings.
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- AutostraddleCo-Parenting After Divorce Is the Hardest Group Project I’ve Ever Worked On
A divorced queer mother describes co-parenting as the hardest group project she has ever worked on, comparing joint custody decisions to working with an untrustworthy colleague on a project that cannot fail. She recounts negotiating the school section of the custody agreement during litigation and rebuilding her life as a solo parent in what she calls the messy middle.
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