Taking the High Road : How to Cope With Your Ex-Husband, Maintain Your Sanity, and Raise Your Child in Peace

By Nailah Shami

Taking the High Road offers women advice on dealing with a crazy ex in order to retain sanity and raise children in relative peace and serenity. Author Nailah Shami has been through it all with her ex-husband, who did some unbelievable things after they split up. For the sake of the kids, however, Shami shows women how not to stoop to his level and instead get on the high road. Whether he left the marriage for the next-door neighbor, criticizes your parenting skills, or tries to weasel out of paying child support by saying a friend stole his cash from the freezer, Taking the High Road contains a wealth of useful knowledge for every reader. It is a funny, upbeat, and inspirational guide including everything from loving affirmations to nuts-and-bolts advice on communicating with an ex, collecting child support, and counseling children through the process. The result is a warm, wise, and witty guide that feels like a good chat with a best friend.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452281555
• ISBN13: 9780452281554
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

DEAD-ON ADVICE, SCENARIOS AND TIPS, BUT THE LANGUAGE....

....can be irritating. She is funny most of the time and does make a lot of valid, humorous points (like on how to elevate yourself by overcoming your ex's stupid remarks/ attempts to hide the cashflow/ bad habits, how to help the kids through, etc.) that make the book invaulable, but the wording makes her sound like she wants to be another Iyanla. If you, like me, prefer a straight-forward approach, then read "Single Mamahood" by Kelli Willams and save "High Road" for the more serene, spiritual moments when you have time for all the lists, mantras, mediation exercises, candles, visualization, etc, etc, etc.

Laughter is the best medicine!

I had been searching for the right book to boost my spirits, as well as inform. Most of these books are so technical and boring! No real reasoning as to why I should 'take the high road.' Then, I found just the book: Taking the High Road! This is, very simply, a good book. No holds bar, no bs, just straight-forward, honest help with dealing with an ex that just doesn't want to cooperate. The author doesn't even try to pretend that you want to ever like your ex, just learn to get along with him! That's what I like about the book! I found it very easy to get through, and I found it so entertaining that, for once, I wanted to actually be kind to my ex! I'll keep you posted as to the outcome of my makeover; but in the meantime, you'll do yourself a disservice if you don't buy this book!

An Adult Child Of Divorce

I started reading this book to help myself understand the hardships that my mother went through after my parents were divorced. I am 32 years old and even though I do not have children, I have found this book to be very helpful in understanding what was going on when I was a child. I love the way she writes and think it is a great resource for anyone who has been touched by divorce.

Great child support collection tips!

I really LOVE the child support collection section of this book the best. Shami is like Mother Theresa when it comes to her get-along philosophy, but when it comes to getting the money, she's like the best bill collector ever. I also got many ideas about making money and saving money until the dough starts rolling in from my ex again. Thank you!