Should take the parenting class when you divorce in Nevada?

Clients often ask us why they have to take the parenting class. It comes up sooner or later in every conversation we have with divorce clients.

We all have too much on our plates; that's a fact. When we are going through a divorce, there's even more to do, not to mention the stress it adds to your already over-scheduled day.

So, who wants to add one more thing to their to-do lists by taking a parenting class, even if it's online?

First off, if you live in Clark County, Nevada and file a divorce here, it's required by the court. Your divorce will not be granted otherwise.  The court made it mandatory in the hope that it would remove bickering divorced parents from the very busy court calendar.

Luckily, it's now possible to take it online, so no driving, parking, and blocking out a particular time on a particular day. Just take it whenever you can fit it in, in the middle of the night even, if that's what works best for you.

You might feel resentful at being told by a court that you have to take it in order to get your decree of divorce, and this can affect how you receive the information.

You might be tempted to take it in a hurry just to get the certificate you need, and you might not want to pay it much attention, but here's why you should pay attention and give it as much time as it requires for you to retain the information in it and actually be able to use it later. Figure out how to see it as something valuable to you rather than just one more chore.

Because it is valuable to you. Very valuable. Even if it's not a requirement where you live, you should strongly consider taking it.

Essentially, you're trading the three to five hours it will take you to go through the course against possibly hundreds of hours of frustration with your ex (depending on how long you'll co-parent your child(ren) with him or her), as well as saving your children from emotional damage associated with putting them in the middle.

Here's how you will benefit:

1) You will learn the skills you need to avoid your children emotional harm caused by certain behaviors too often typical of divorcing parents:

o Having your child carry messages rather than communicating directly with your ex

o Questioning your child about what goes on in your ex's house

o Putting you ex down verbally to your children

o Discussing money problems with your child

o Issues related to long-distance parenting

2) You will learn strategies with which to deal directly with your ex, which will benefit both of you as well as the children you must parent together:

o Deal with your ex in a respectable manner

o Learn tactics to control any anger you might feel toward your ex

o Learn to not play the “loyalty” game with your children. Your children love both of you and should be free to be loyal to both parents.

Think of the time and aggravation you'll save yourself by simply having the tools to deal with potentially explosive situations with your ex and weigh it against just a few hours of your time now.  We think you know the answer now as to whether or not you should take the parenting class when you divorce in Nevada.

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MLB The Show 16: All-Star Week Celebrations, New Low Price

If you're not one of the lucky ones attending the MLB All-Star Game this week in San Diego, we've got you covered with fun activities for the community throughout the week. Again this year we'll feature our Home Run Derby simulated prediction (which we got right last year!), we'll have a “man on the street” at the All-Star Game covering everything from our head-to-head Home Run Derby competition at Fan Fest to behind-the-scenes looks at your favorite events, and more!

Check out below for a few videos from our first few days in San Diego:

Join us later tonight at 10:00pm to 12:00am Pacific as we're going behind-the-scenes at the MLB Players' Association party to host an AMA with a mix of current players and legends, including Eric Hosmer of the Kansas City Royals. And don't forget to submit your burning questions for the MLB players on MLB The Show's Twitter and Facebook as well as directly through the stream.

Later in the week, we're hosting an intense Fans Vs. Developers competition on Twitch, featuring four hot shot MLB The Show fans playing against our All-Star roster of Developers from San Diego Studio. First rounds of the competition start on Wednesday, July 13 from 3:30pm – 6:00pm and we'll crown our ultimate All-Star champion during our stream on Thursday, July 14 from 3:30pm – 6:00pm!

Below is our schedule of livestreams from the All-Star Game:

MLB The Show AMA at MLBPA Party

Monday, July 11 at 10:00pm – 12:0am Pacific

Fans Vs. Devs – Round 1

Wednesday, July 13 at 3:30pm – 6:00pm Pacific

Fans Vs. Devs – And the Winner is…

Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 3:30pm – 6:00pm Pacific

To cap off our All-Star celebrations, we recently dropped the price on MLB The Show 16 and made it easier than ever to join! Right now, you can get The Show physically and digitally on PS4 for only $39.99 and on PS3 for $29.99.

For all your latest and greatest MLB The Show news and videos, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or go to theshow.com to learn more.

Visit the real-life places that inspired Stars Hollow from Gilmore Girls

There's nothing quite like New England in autumn. Falling leaves, hot coffee with a pumpkin spice bouquet, hayrides, scarves, peacoats, and long, meandering conversations about Paul Anka, Doris Day, and Christiane Amanpour. 'Tis the season for Gilmore Girls! But, let's be honest, every season is the season for Gilmore Girls. If you're like me, you've enjoyed your fair share of GG binge-fests, complete with candy, pizza (and in my case copious amounts of alcohol), and glitter nail polish. 

As much as I love Lorelai and Rory's delicious banter and manic-pixie-dreamgirl-esque shenanigans, I've gotta say, my favorite character on the show, is the town. That quintessential rural New England town of Stars Hollow. I mean, who didn't want to go to Stars Hollow High or hit up one of those adorable Town Hall Meetings? Well, unlike other fictional locales that are too good to be true (ahem, Rivendell), Stars Hollow is actually based on a very real place.

In fact, here's Kirk (jack of all trades, literally all trades, master of none), giving a tour of the fictional Stars Hollow: 

While showrunner, Amy Sherman-Palladino was staying at the The Mayflower Grace on vacation she fell madly in love with Connecticut. For two days she drove through various towns and began conceiving the fictional Stars Hollow, a fairytale town, grounded in actual, real places. 

Kent, Connecticut

Welcome to Washington Depot, Connecticut. Size: 38.7 square miles. Population: 3,578. This rural town in Litchfield County, Connecticut served as inspiration for the town of Stars Hollow. It's where the Mayflower Grace Inn is located, and thus the starting point for the idea that would become Stars Hollow. As a side note, it was also used for filming parts of Friday the 13th, Part 2, so that's pretty rad.

Mayflower Grace Inn

Washington is your standard white picket fenced, church steepled, one-stoplight town (Okay, I don't know if it has one stop light, but remember that episode of GG where the town installed a stop light and Lorelei and Rory were stuck at it for, like, ever, right after Lorelei decided she didn't want to marry Max? Whatever, he was kind of a jerk when he started pressuring her into changing for him, I'm glad they broke up.). 

Kent, Connecticut

Anyhow, near the Berkshire Mountains and only 80 miles north of NYC, lots of wealthy New York City folks call Washington home, so it comes as no surprise that the town has oodles of charm by way of Colonial-period homes. Many of the families in fact have descendants that date back to Colonial times. I bet loads of residents are members of the D.A.R. (like Rory and Emily). Fun fact: I almost joined the D.A.R. because of Gilmore Girls. Then, decided against it cause it like required a ton of paperwork, and you couldn't apply online. Lame. Oh, and interestingly enough, according to the town's Wikipedia page, there's a sizable gay community that calls the place home.

Litchfield, Connecticut

Even the town's government helped inspire an important feature of the show:  “Washington has a traditional New England town meeting form of government, which operates under the Connecticut General Statutes. Town meetings serve as Washington's chief legislative body, and several specialized boards and commissions, run by volunteer residents, tend to municipal business.”

And in case you were curious, the system works:

“Washington has a culture of volunteerism and active civic engagement. Many residents give freely of their time and resources to operate town government, provide emergency services, and support local community organizations. The town has unusually high voter turnout rates, and, in several elections, has had the highest level of voter participation of any municipality in Connecticut. Washington's voter turnout rate in the 2004 presidential election was 93.08%” - Wikipedia

Gilmore Girls Town Hall

A little bit of Washington's history:

Before the colonists arrived, the Wyantenock Native American tribe lived in the area. Then in 1734, Joseph Hurlbut established a homestead and called it Judea Parish. In 1746, an iron ore was mined, and ironworking became a major industry in the area. In 1779, Washington was incorporated and named after George Washington. Allegedly, the founding father spent the night in New Preston in 1781. But, then again, places where Washington slept are as ubiquitous as places where Elvis spent the night. 

The 19th century brought the Industrial Revolution to Washington, Connecticut and factories and mills started sprouting up along the Shepaug River, which was known as Factory Hollow. Aww. In 1861 America's very first summer camp was opened in Washington by Frederick Gunn, an abolitionist. Washington was also a stop on the Underground Railroad. The actual railroad came in 1872, connecting Washington with New York City. The Washington Green was transformed at the end of the 19th century “into an idealized version of the quintessential New England village.” 

Many of the houses were built before 1950, and reflect such historic architectural styles as Georgian, Greek Revival, Italianate and Shingle. There's also loads of 19th century barns, mills and other buildings, which are also remarkably well-preserved. 

Litchfield, Connecticut

Washington, however, is just one source (albeit a big source) of Stars Hollow inspiration. Other towns that contributed fairytale New England vibes include New Milford, Litchfield and Kent. 

So, there you have it Gilmore Girls addicts. Go forth and proudly binge-drink coffee, crank up your Bangles CDs, consume unconscionable quantities of pie and for the love of god, banter your little hearts out!

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