The Huffington Post | By Taryn Hillin
Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs called it quits on their 10-year marriage last December, and now the Broadway star is opening up about navigating the dating world as a single mom.
“It all sucks,” Menzel told “Valentine in the Morning” on his radio show Monday.
“I don’t want to keep introducing him to people and having him form bonds and then take ’em away, you know,” Menzel said, referring to the couple’s four-year-old son Walker. “It’s bad enough his mom and dad are getting divorced.”
Menzel — who recently voiced Elsa in Disney’s “Frozen” — is no stranger to the D-word; her own parents split when she was a teenager. Continued
Rose Law Group Chairman of Family Law Department Kaine Fisher weighs in on dating after divorce:
As to be expected, many clients I meet with express concern about how their divorce will impact their children. Having divorcing parents can have a profound impact on a child for obvious reasons. But it doesn’t have to be as traumatic as you’d think. It’s important to keep in mind that a child will remain happy if their parents remain happy – at least if they appear that way. Granted you may be feeling immense pain inside, but it’s not wise to expose your children to your anger, frustration, or resentment. Custody battles unavoidably happen; I advise my clients, or anyone I know for that matter, to handle the entire process as amicably (you know, like adults) as is humanly possible. In other words, don’t sweat the small stuff. And definitely don’t drag your children into the mix. This means avoiding updating your children on what is occurring in your case and protect your emotions so that it doesn’t rub off on the kids. This advice even applies to when after your divorce is final. For instance, most of my parenting plans include a provision which outlines the time frame at which both parents think it appropriate to introduce the children to a new significant other. And for heaven’s sake, do not drag new partners in and out of your children’s lives. Wait until you know it’s something that will last – and make sure they are in a place, emotionally, to handle a new influence in their lives. It seems as though Idina has at least some grasp of these complexities.
