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The Way They Were by Brooke Lea Foster

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The Way They Were, January 2006
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THE WAY THEY WERE
By: Brooke Lea Foster

Dealing with Your Parents' Divorce After a Lifetime of Marriage

Three Rivers Press
January 2006
320 pages
ISBN: 1400082102
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How to deal with your parents’ divorce when you’re not a kid anymore

As the divorce rate soars among the baby-boomer generation, more and more people in their twenties and thirties are being faced with the divorce of their parents, and few resources exist to help them cope with their unique circumstances. Written by an award-winning journalist who has lived through her own parents’ midlife divorce, this practical, comforting guide includes advice on:

β€’ How to help your parents without getting caught in the middle

β€’ How to have tough conversations with your parents about money, property, and inheritanceβ€”theirs and yours

β€’ How to understand the complexities of infidelity and stepfamilies

β€’ How to rebuild relationships with each parent after the divorce

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Diane Rehm Show - NPR - December 14, 2005