MY EX-WIFE´S
WEDDING DRESS

Please keep your comments and divorce story e-mails coming  myexwifesweddingdress@gmail.com.  I have been thinking about what ultimately can become of this site once I am done putting my ex’s dress to good use. I think it could be a place for people to share their stories about starting over. There have been a lot of great comments made on my blog.  I am touched by what a lot of people have been willing to share. Here are a few comments that were touching and others that are just funny: Dixie wrote: I love this blog. I, too, went through a messy break-up and ultimately divorced from my husband of 18 years, with four children between us. Nothing about our former life still exists. I was a stay at home mom and now trudge to work every weekday. It’s been a time of many struggles and trials for all of us. I just wish I had an outlet like you have to lightheartedly deal with it all. I will have to settle for some vicarious therapy in watching you put that dress to good use. I think you have a healthy attitude about this otherwise difficult stage you’re in and I will enjoy following your blog! My reply: Thanks for following along Dixie – I wish you all the best. Nickie wrote: Hilarious! When my father was divorced the second time he cut the heart out of the wedding dress and returned it to the ex………….I thought that was the funniest thing ever but I think you have him beat! My reply: That is extremely creative dress work Nickie and I love it – kudos to your old man. Kate wrote: Good for you fella – (and I’m female) – divorce happens for so many reasons, mostly because folks don’t want to work – that’s W-O-R-K – at being married. It can be a tough slog sometims, but when tested by fire and we persevere – we come out the other side – Stronger – and that’s from personal exprience. I’m working on 20+ years now. Would I trade him in to start over? Not for all of Buffet’s $$ – Love that has passed the test of fire is sweet indeed. My reply: Good for you Kate.  I believe it can last and appreciate your testimony. Bill wrote: Finding myself in the same situation, I stumbled across your blog. While I know your current life isn’t easy, you should know that your way of dealing with it is not only freaking hilarious, but very helpful to another suddenly single father who is in the same boat. I’m thinking about asking my soon-to-be-ex-wife what she plans to do with HER wedding dress. Thanks! My reply: I wish you all the best Bill and hope you manage to keep that dress.  It’s good for so many things. Meredith wrote: My ex-husbands tuxedo would like to meet your ex-wife’s dress!! My reply: Classic Meredith.  If you have his tuxedo you should see what it can be used for. Jake wrote: (referring to what I pulled from the oven with the wedding dress oven mitt) Is your dinner popcorn shrimp and two slices of pizza. I’m so jealous. My reply: You know it Jake.  Left-over pizza and frozen popcorn shrimp .  .  . does it get better than that? Leah wrote: (on my admission of what I feed my children) Kevin, please don’t feed your kids Toaster Strudals. Seriously. It’s not food.  On another note…I’m planning to make prickly pear jelly late this summer and could used several layers of that mesh for straining the juice… I’ll trade ya some tulle for a quart of juice for prickly pear margaritas? My reply: Leah you will be happy to know that I no longer feed my children Toaster Strudels.  It was when they wanted them for dessert that I knew something was wrong.  As for that prickly pear juice trade – where do I send the tulle? My ex-wife’s wedding dress makes an excellent floor mat for my shower or bath.  I have pergo floors – the easy to install kind where you don’t join the pieces.  Water is very bad for these floors and the wedding dress offers better protection than any other mat to date.