STARS — THEY’RE JUST LIKE US!
If you stop and look at the magazines lining the shelves at the checkout stand of the local grocery store, you’re bound to see several headlines about the most recent celebrity divorces. One that stands out in my mind is Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce.Their divorce proceedings have maintained national attention for months because of the emotionally charged custody battle over their six children and the events that triggered the compromise of Pitt’s visitation rights under California law. Because the Pitt-Jolie dispute has been in the public eye for the last two years, curious readers have been able to follow their relationship post-divorce with exceptional detail.We don’t claim to know all the facts of the Pitt-Jolie divorce and ensuing custody battle, but we want to impart some essential lessons that separated or divorcing parents could learn from these stars. Lesson 1: Do Not AllowAny Situation to Become Emotionally Charged While their divorce has been reported as quite controversial from the start, reports show that psychologists and counselors were even involved in the initial custody plan. Initially Jolie demanded primary custody of the children.Then, due to a highly publicized incident on a plane, Pitt’s contact with the children was limited to merely “therapeutic visitation.” Pitt has begun to exercise more regular visitation, and recently, we understand Jolie is at risk of losing “full custody” of their children unless she allows them to grow their relationship with Pitt.This note produced even more resonating bitterness between the celebrity couple in their already high-octane divorce proceeding. Lesson 2: Co-Parenting Requires Mutual Respect and Meaningful Communication Due to the contentiousness of their separation, Jolie and Pitt kept their communication to a bare minimum.Although it might be difficult, mutual civility is best for children involved in these types of situations.Volatile interactions between parents
often elicit negative psychological reactions in children depending on their age, maturity, and developmental stage.This is the same in every case where there are children and two parents who choose to live separate and apart. Although Pitt was not given joint custody early on, the judge awarded him unrestricted phone access to his children and shared custody schedule this past summer.The parties, whose estimated worth is approximately $400 million, finally appeared to gain a sense of cohesion regarding the co-parenting of their children.Their divorce was originally estimated to take a year and cost in the neighborhood of $6 million.After nearly two years, their agreement for Pitt to exercise regularly scheduled visitation and have more meaningful face-to-face contact with his children is a step in the right direction.
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SUMMER GRILLED HALIBUT
Inspired by Bon Appetit magazine
If you’re tired of grilling hamburgers at this point in the summer, try using your grill for something a little different. This easy halibut recipe is a great change of pace.
Ingredients
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4 boneless, skinless halibut fillets, about 5 ounces each
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2 pounds mixed tomatoes, sliced
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1/2 cup hearts of palm, drained
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1/4 cup olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
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Basil leaves, for garnish
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1 lemon
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Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste
Directions
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Lightly oil grill grates and heat grill to medium.
2. Grate 1 teaspoon lemon zest onto halibut fillets. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. 3. Grill halibut, turning just once, for about 5 minutes on each side. 4. In a mixing bowl, combine tomatoes, hearts of palm, juice from lemon, and oil. Season with salt and pepper. 5. Garnish salad with basil. Spoon salad over grilled halibut. Serve.
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