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The holidays are coming up, and for some families, it can get pretty awkward. But Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman wants a normal holiday despite her impending divorce from Keith Urban.

According to a source to the National Examiner, the Baby Girl actress is opening up to her ex. “Nicole has some very big feelings about all of this, but she’s insisting she can put them to the side and compartmentalize to create some happy moments for the girls,” the source says. “They’ve been pretty well-glued to her side since this all started, and they aren’t going to want to be apart from her for the holidays, so her plan is to spend time as a family with Keith.”

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The source emphasized that Urban had “been very busy with his concerts and studio work” but Kidman “doesn’t want to alienate him from their kids.”

“So she’s going to be the bigger person and help facilitate this,” the source continued. “It’s always fallen on her shoulders in the past to coordinate everything for the holidays, and this is no different. As much as she’d love to just take the girls home to Australia she’s saying she’s willing to spend the majority of the holidays in Nashville to accommodate Keith.”

Both of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s kids, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14, have been supportive of their mother ever since the news of the divorce. One of the actress’s first appearances after the announcement was at a Paris Fashion Week event for Chanel where she attended with her daughters.

Court documents showed that Kidman filed to be the primary residential parent. According to People, Kidman will get 306 days with her daughters, while Urban will get 59 days with them.

Sources close to the country singer say he’s going through a midlife crisis amid all the drama. “Keith is running on empty,” a source explained to The Globe. “He’s acting like a lost soul, and there’s a lot of concern that he’s in emotional free fall without Nicole by his side.”

Perhaps the worst part of a contentious divorce is the kids having to figure out where they stand. Because, as much as kids might love both parents, taking sides is normal. Particularly when one party was the one that decided to stop trying. And that’s exactly what’s happening with Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s divorce. Their two daughters are now taking sides.

Rob Shuter’s ShuterScoop is reporting that Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14, are standing by their mother. “They love their dad, but Nicole’s been the constant,” one family insider said. “She’s been there for every school event, every bedtime. Keith’s been touring, filming — gone.”

Related: Do Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have a prenup?

It isn’t just about presence, but about temperament, according to the report. “The girls have seen who held it all together,” the source explained. “They feel safest with Nicole.” And part of that is apparently that, even at this point, Kidman is refusing to badmouth her ex. Instead, “She’s turning their home into a sanctuary,” a family friend said. “There’s yoga, journaling, family dinners — all about healing.”

This has reportedly been hard for Urban. “He’s heartbroken,” a music insider revealed. “He knows he’s losing more than a marriage — he’s losing time with his girls.” And that will probably not change, according to another source. “Nicole has the daughters emotionally and physically. The loyalty lines are drawn — and they’re standing with Mom.”

All of this comes as reports indicate Urban isn’t handling the attention surrounding the divorce well. Things are just too awkward right now, and Keith just doesn’t have the confidence to face all the press,” an insider told Women’s Day. “He’s got paps hunting him down, and he’s no longer taking direct calls.” So, expect to see him less in the near future. “Part of him is embarrassed to show his face on a red carpet until things settle down with his divorce,” the source added.

Kidman, meanwhile, has continued to put on a brave face in public. “She has a great attitude and feels very grateful for her life,” a source told People Magazine. The magazine also reported that Kidman is “surrounded by the two things that matter the most to her,” which are her “family and her work.”

After the split, there were reports that Urban had quickly moved on. “The rumor is that he’s with a younger woman in the business,” a Nashville music industry source told Daily Mail. “It’s all everyone is talking about. Everyone wants to know who, but so far, that’s a mystery.”

Rob Shuter’s ShuterScoop had previously reported that the decision to end the marriage was Urban’s. “Nicole wanted to fight for them, but Keith had already checked out—and she knew why. It wasn’t about distance, schedules, or bad habits. It was about another woman. And Nicole knows who she is.” Another insider told the journalist, “She’s not naïve. She heard the stories; she saw the signs. At some point, the truth becomes impossible to ignore. She’s not going to live as anyone’s second choice.”

And neither will her daughters.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s divorce has been anything but quiet. In fact, from reports that Kidman wanted to work on the marriage but Urban didn’t, to allegations about him possibly having already moved on with a younger woman, without forgetting how the couple’s two daughters are reacting, every day it seems like we learn something new about the split.

Now, RadarOnline.com is reporting that Kidman is ready to enter her “revenge romance era” and that might involve former fiancé Lenny Kravitz. “Nicole and Lenny go way back,” a friend of the actress told the outlet. “What they had was real love, and that connection between them has never really faded. People who know them both say the spark is still there.”

Related: Do Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have a prenup?

The two began dating in 2003 and quickly became engaged. But their romance fizzled out because, according to a source, “Lenny was deep in his rock’n’roll lifestyle back then – always on the road, making music, and caught up in the scene. Nicole, on the other hand, was looking for stability and a family. They were simply at different points in their lives.”

Now, however, the two are aligned. “Both Lenny and Nicole are single now, so it feels natural for them to reconnect,” a source close to Kravitz said. “He’s been open about wanting to find his soulmate – maybe this is the right moment for them to make it work.”

Kidman’s camp reportedly agrees. “Nicole’s friends are telling her that the best thing she can do for herself is to start having fun again,” a source told the National Enquirer. “And Lenny seems like the perfect person to help her do that!” And not just that. “By all accounts the red-hot chemistry they had has never gone away. It just makes sense to give it another whirl,” the source added. “Who knows where it could lead? Maybe at this stage in life things could work out for them long-term.”

Kidman was also previously married to Tom Cruise. The two wed in 1990 and announced their divorce in February 2001 with a statement about the “difficulties inherent of diverging careers which constantly keep them apart.”

This all comes after reports that Urban has already moved on. “The rumor is that he’s with a younger woman in the business,” a “Nashville music industry source told Daily Mail. “It’s all everyone is talking about. Everyone wants to know who, but so far, that’s a mystery.”

Rob Shuter’s ShuterScoop also reported that even though Kidman and Urban had been separated for a while, Kidman was fighting hard to save the marriage, but Urban was not. “Nicole wanted to fight for them, but Keith had already checked out—and she knew why. It wasn’t about distance, schedules, or bad habits. It was about another woman. And Nicole knows who she is,” the columnist reported. Another insider added, “She’s not naïve. She heard the stories; she saw the signs. At some point, the truth becomes impossible to ignore. She’s not going to live as anyone’s second choice.”

And if that means moving on, perhaps with someone she already knows and trusts, then there are worst ways to get over a breakup.

Everyone has been talking about Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s divorce in the past few weeks. Part of it has been that the split didn’t just see them go their separate ways, but that rumors immediately started flying about Urban having already moved on. That’s bound to get people interested. But now, other reports are coming out about the split, and they’re not really making Urban look good.

The National Enquirer reports that Urban has been flirting with women on the Nashville music scene for years. “There’s no sugarcoating the fact that Keith’s behaved like a total jerk. He’s treated Nicole like dirt at a time when she was most vulnerable,” an insider said. To make matters worse, the outlet says that after Kidman lost her mom and when she was most vulnerable, instead of providing support, Urban had already checked out.

Related: Do Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have a prenup?

Sources also say Kidman was convinced that lyrics from Urban songs, like “Love Is Hard”, which says, “It hurts when we fight … Callin’ names and slammin’ doors — and keeping secrets” were his way of calling out their disagreements. Reportedly, Kidman was very upset by the video of Urban changing the lyrics to the song “The Fighter,” which was originally written or her, to include guitarist Maggie Baugh.

“It goes without saying that Nicole is devastated and humiliated,” a source said. “It seemed incomprehensible to her that the love of her life would be capable of such cruelty.” Not just that, reports indicate, “Nicole’s ego has taken a massive blow. The news about Maggie sent her over the edge and she’s now braced for more revelations about Keith’s sleazy behavior, even as she was trying to save the marriage.”

This comes a recent interview with Urban sees him discussing the “relationship sacrifices” you make in the industry, especially with him as a traveling musician. However, the reports surrounding his divorce from Kidman, who he married in 2006, have mostly painted him as the one in the wrong.

Not just that, reports indicate he’s already moved on. He moved out of the house he and Kidman shared with their two daughters, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14, and he’s reportedly seeing someone else. “The rumor is that he’s with a younger woman in the business,” a “Nashville music industry source told Daily Mail. “It’s all everyone is talking about. Everyone wants to know who, but so far, that’s a mystery.”

Rob Shuter’s ShuterScoop claimed that Kidman was trying to save the marriage in their last days together, but Urban wasn’t on the same page. “Nicole wanted to fight for them, but Keith had already checked out—and she knew why. It wasn’t about distance, schedules, or bad habits. It was about another woman. And Nicole knows who she is,” the columnist reported. Another insider added, “She’s not naïve. She heard the stories; she saw the signs. At some point, the truth becomes impossible to ignore. She’s not going to live as anyone’s second choice.”

That explains what people are saying about him, at least.

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