I Hate the Word Alimony

I Hate the Word Alimony
It doesn’t represent my investment as a business partner or a mother
Colleen Sheehy Orme
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8 min read·
Feb 22
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Photo by Andrea Piacquadio: On PexelsThe word alimony erroneously implies something.
It suggests, ‘I’m being taken care of.’
I still feel the burn of my ex-husband’s words in his interrogatories.
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Written by Colleen Sheehy Orme
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·Writer for ILLUMINATION
National Relationship Columnist, Journalist & Former Business Columnist. I cover love, life, & relationships— #WomanResurrected colleen.sheehy.orme@gmail.com
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