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The darkest days of Leah Porritt’s divorce are behind her now. The school behavior specialist is remarried and recently worked up the courage to blog about what she’s learned from co-parenting her child with her ex.

Still, Porritt admits things weren’t always so smooth sailing. Those first initial weeks and months after the separation were downright rough. Below, the blogger shares seven things that made life a little more bearable during that time.

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