: About Me

Hi, I'm Terry. I have been happily married to my best friend, Rhonda, for twenty-five years. We have three grandchildren even though we are way too young to be grandparents. Hey, nobody asked us!

I live in a mid-sized city in central Texas and have, with the exception of a couple of years in Casper, Wyoming, lived in TX my entire life.

My education is in psychology and criminal justice. I have paid my bills for most of my life, however, by working in the field of mental health/mental retardation.

My passions are: my family, writing, golf, and being on, in, or near the water - ocean, lake, river, mud puddle - it doesn't matter.

With the exception of beng published a few years back in a small zine and a few letters to the editor of the local newspaper, I have no writing experience. I am thrilled to have found HELIUM and look forward to being a part of the site until they get sick of me and tell me to go away.

My passion is ...

women

I know too much about ...

myself

My parents always told me ...

everyone's good at something

My childhood ambition ...

to find something I was good at

My favorite memory ...

first date with my wife

Why I write ...

still trying to find something I'm good at

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Two and a half men

My first job ...

working with mentally retarded folks

My best moment ...

being published (even though harshly edited)

My inspiration ...

my wife

Relationships & Family > Coping with Divorce How to overcome loneliness after a failed marriage

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Ending a marriage, even one in which both you and your spouse are miserable, may be one of the hardest things you will ever do; this is especially true if children are involved. While, on some level, you might realize that you will be happier; that your life, as well as the lives of your children, will be better in the long run, you are still left to deal with the knowledge that you have failed as a spouse and/or a parent. While some divorces are amicable, this is usually not the case; especially initially. There is frequently a huge mixed bag of feelings to deal with: hurt, anger, remorse...

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