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J. Matthew Peabody
J. Matthew Peabody

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Jan 8

Celebrating Our Notaversary

Entering The Final Stages Of Letting Go — This is probably the most surreal vacation I’ve had that’s for certain. I’m here at the happiest place on earth this week to run the Dopey Challenge (48.6 miles in 4 days). Five years ago I was here celebrating my 20th wedding anniversary. 25 years ago I was here celebrating…

Relationships

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Celebrating Our Notaversary
Celebrating Our Notaversary
Relationships

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Jan 4

Why Do Relationships Have To End So Abruptly?

I Still Can’t Believe She’s Gone — It’s been eight days since my girlfriend and partner asked me to let her go. It happened so abruptly that I think for the first few days I was simply feeling numb not knowing how to react. When the emotions did come, they were delivered with tears and anguish and…

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Why Do Relationships Have To End So Abruptly?
Why Do Relationships Have To End So Abruptly?

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Jan 2

I Told My Parents I’d Always Consider My Wife Family After Divorce

They Told Me That Was Wrong — I was sitting down last week having a conversation with my Mother and my sister. I happened to mention that after 33 years together (25 married) that I’d always consider my wife to be family, even after we divorced. Just because we were not longer happy in our marriage I’d…

Family

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I Told My Parents I’d Always Consider My Wife Family After Divorce
I Told My Parents I’d Always Consider My Wife Family After Divorce
Family

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Dec 31, 2022

Losing Hope

I Left You With No Choice But To Walk Away — Maybe once in the last 3 years did I give you something to hope for. It was a year ago in July, when I left my home, suitcase packed and pillow in hand. I drove to your home in Connecticut telling you that I was ready to start re-writing the…

Heartbreak

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Losing Hope
Losing Hope
Heartbreak

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Dec 31, 2022

2022 — The Year Unwritten

All The Stories I Didn’t Share — I was taking a few moments this morning to look back at all the unpublished drafts I have sitting out on Medium and realized that while most of these never got beyond a few hundred words, that the titles alone paint an interesting picture of the year that was 2022. …

Writing

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2022 — The Year Unwritten
2022 — The Year Unwritten
Writing

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Dec 30, 2022

Is It Finally Time To Talk About Divorce?

We’ve been separated for almost 18 months — something's got to give. — It’s the one conversation that we have never had. We’ve talked all about my affair (ad-nauseam you might say) and we’ve talked about the finances and the children. We’ve talked about me moving home and we’ve talked about me leaving. We’ve talked about everything except that one thing. That one…

Divorce

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Is It Finally Time To Talk About Divorce?
Is It Finally Time To Talk About Divorce?
Divorce

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Dec 26, 2022

I’m Sorry But You Had It Wrong

You don’t choose family over love, you choose it because of love — Yesterday, I was given the greatest Christmas gift possible. It didn’t come with and fancy wrapping paper, ribbons or bows and it didn’t come from any fancy stores or with and high end price tag. What my wife gave me yesterday was seven hours of a normal life. She allowed…

Relationships

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I’m Sorry But You Had It Wrong
I’m Sorry But You Had It Wrong
Relationships

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Dec 5, 2022

It’s Time To Move Past My Affair

The Question Is, Where To Go From Here? — Lately I feel as though I’ve gotten as tired writing about my affair as you have gotten reading about it. What’s done is done. I have wallowed in this pool of self-pity long enough and it’s not helping me, it’s just causing me more pain and by extension further hurting…

Infidelity

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It’s Time To Move Past My Affair
It’s Time To Move Past My Affair
Infidelity

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Nov 25, 2022

Sins Of The Father

What Happened To Make My Dad So Angry? — Yesterday afternoon I made a trip over to the nursing home where my dad has become a permanent resident to wish him a happy Thanksgiving and I’m saddened to say that during this visit, I was embarrassed and felt ashamed to be his son. Something has happened to my father…

Aging

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Sins Of The Father
Sins Of The Father
Aging

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Nov 22, 2022

For A Special Son-In-Law

If She Only Knew The Truth — Last time that I was out visiting with my kids at my wife’s home, I happened to pickup all the mail that had been gathering over the past few weeks. Amongst the numerous credit card offers and political mailers was a birthday card addressed to me from my Mother-In-Law who…

Marriage

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For A Special Son-In-Law
For A Special Son-In-Law
Marriage

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J. Matthew Peabody

J. Matthew Peabody

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