Palin and special needs

Recently on our site Jill Brooke wrote a very interesting article about Palin and special needs kids. This is an area that is close and dear to my heart because my brother Marlin when he was alive was a special needs kid. He had cerebral palsy and had epileptic seizures. While he was alive it was tough on my parents and when he died is was even harder dealing with all the emotions. Soon after my parents divorced.

Take a look as the article Jill wrote as I feel it really hits the nail on the head and is something every parent of a special needs child should read in order to get a better understanding of the path ahead. Check it out:

http://www.firstwivesworld.com/relevant-news/jill-brooke/can-marriage-survive-a-special-needs-child

First Social Network for Divorced Women

Hello All,

I'm so sorry it has been a while since my last post. We have been very busy getting ready for the soft launch of our social network on www.firstwivesworld.com. Last week we launched just to our divorced friends and family so they could check out the site and give us feed back. We have gotten overwhelming response and the numbers keep growing! We should do a hard launch soon, which will include a big marketing and advertising push.

Please, go check out http://community.firstwivesworld.com/ If you see things you like or don't like let me know so we can make changes. And most of all please send your divorced friends and family to the site because this site was made for them!!!

All my best,
AntonioFWW
http://community.firstwivesworld.com/

No expiration date on sexy

Today we posted on the firstwivesworld.com site a video of a woman by the name of Jeanette Longoria.  She is an amazing woman who is a socialite and has had two very long marriages, both of 20 years.  She is a divorced woman who was also the first lady of Texas, has 7, yes 7, children.  And still, she can say that there is no expiration date on sexy and I love that!!  She's my idol!!!

Her book is called, "Aphrodite and Me" and I think it is a must read especially if you are single again in your 50's and up.

Check out the video:

Sarah's new vlog

All I can say is Sarah really knows how to make me cry.  She just did exactly what I did a few weeks ago ... let me explain.  I have never been divorced but I have been in a long-term relationship and when you break up whether you have a ring or not ... it's tough. 

The week of Christmas I visited my mother in Las Vegas.  While there I came across some pictures of my first relationship, my first love, which they say is always the toughest to get over.  I started to notice that many of the pictures were one's he would probably want to have, family, friends, that sort of thing.  So I started the process of going through all of them to sort them out.  

It was painful at first but liberating in the end.  I have come so far since then.  I love my life and I would not be here if it were not for all the things I did in the past.  So to past loves I say, "Cheers and thank you, for making me into the strong, daring person that I am today!"

Now watch this video ... but grab your tissue box first :)

Research project

We are conducting an experiment and need your help! This is a research project. Please read this blog and pass it on after clicking the links below.

My name is Antonio Martinez and I work for a company called firstwivesworld.com. 

firstwivesworld.com is a community for, and by, divorced women. It is a source of information when you are contemplating, navigating and moving beyond divorce.

What we are trying to prove is: There are more people than we ever imagined that have been touched by divorce.

What do we mean by touched? We mean either you or someone close to you is going through or has gone through a divorce. For example: My parents divorced when I was a pre-teen. My cousins actually took it pretty hard because they love my mom and still call her "Aunt Yvonne" to this day. We were ALL touched by divorce.

What we need you to do is: If you or someone close to you has been touched by divorce and you have a facebook or myspace account simply become a member of our myspace or facebook group below. If you don't already have a myspace of facebook account please start one today and join. It only takes a couple of minutes and this research will help so many women that need your help.

Thank you for your help in this research project: We promise you will not be put on an email list or bothered in any other way. This is purely for research. Please click on the links below and join:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7171687115

http://groups.myspace.com/firstwivesworld

The effect of divorce may sometimes touch further than we think and we here at firstwivesworld.com are trying to help women find the resources they need to put their lives back in order. And for those not going through divorce, but have been touched by it, we provide articles, bloggers, resource materials, video blogs and some entertainment on the subject matter.

Thank you again for your help,
AntonioFWW

facebook and myspace

Today we officially launched our myspace and facebook pages. We hope this will unite all the divorced women out there just like our website www.firstwivesworld.com is doing right now. When women become members they will be able to get updates from us about the latest in divorced news and also be able to speak with and connect with other women that are going through what they are going through.

Please check it out and tell all your friends that are going through what is one of the toughest times of their lives to join our groups! It's free to become a facebook and myspace member so join today!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7171687115

http://groups.myspace.com/firstwivesworld

All my best,
Antonio

Montel Williams

Boy when it rains it pours!!!

Debbie Nigro, who is one of our founding partners, went on the Montel Williams show.  She was fabulous!  Here is the clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOyBScq3Fug

We also released on youtube a video of the ex-husband of Kathleen Turner and we have been getting a ton of response:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pPEK0rhRX8&feature=related

There is something new everyday.  I'll try and do updates more often but this is all moving so fast and it is really amazing.

All my best,

Antonio

From Broadway to Broadband

Working for a start up company has it's ups and downs.  Thank goodness the ups out weigh the downs.  Sure there are times when we feel like we're running around like chickens with our heads cut off, but that is just one of the joys of working on a new Broadway Musical and and Internet Property at the same time.  You might be asking, "What Broadway Musical?" 

Well, I work for First Wives Club the Musical.  I work for both the Musical and an Internet Property.  I play a couple different roles in the companies at the moment but my role is expanding and I thought now would be a good time to start a blog about the entire experience.  

The show is be coming to Broadway in 2009 and here, on my blog, you will find out about our progress and how we have launched a website for helping divorced women, a lot in the same way the three women started a foundation to help divorced women in the movie.  Stick around and you'll see this story unfold right before your eyes.

Please check out http://www.firstwivesworld.com and let me know what you think of the site.  If you know someone that is going through a divorce, thinking about divorcing or has gone though a divorce please send them to the site because I think they will find a good Internet home there where they can express themselves freely and find information they need for whatever category they may fit into.

That's it for today, expect more from me very soon.

Thanks for visiting my site and reading my very first blog,

AntonioFWW