Tag: marriage

I lost my mother last year. In the same year, I gained Pops and Debbie, my in-laws. My favorite gift of 2017 was the...

Some topics elicit strong reactions from people. I have found that among women, one of these topics is what you do with your last...

Does anyone out there have an extra scientist just laying around that I could borrow to clone myself?  As moms, we are pulled in...

My husband and I will celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary this year. Two homes,  new cars,  a puppy, vacations, career changes... we've been doing a...

Dealing with missing their Dad and siblings My daughter is five and we are a divorced family with a new wonderful man in our lives....

Often, when I am knee deep in something in which I regret being immersed, I laugh and ask myself why I can't say “no.”...

2017 is winding down, and soon we will see all the “New Year, New You” ads and promotions; it’s invariably time to start thinking...

Some days are better than others. We understand that and have lived that our whole lives; we know that some days we are cruising...

  I remember the moment as if it were yesterday. My ex-husband and I sitting down our then, 9-year-old son to tell him we were...

Dear Women I Knew and Judged Before I Became Married with Children:   I am sorry. I judged you.    Now that I have traded my days of...

Men may think about sex every five seconds, but here's what women think about every five seconds:  Food, sex, shopping, “Do I need to...

Oh, marriage is a funny thing. Sometimes it’s full of romantic dinners, other times it’s being knee deep in dirty diapers. Marriage is full...

Vampires really do exist. At least emotional vampires do! Emotional vampires tend to drain your energy, test your emotional fortitude, seek a lot of...

Today is our 13th wedding anniversary and we both almost forgot!  Last week leading up to our anniversary was crazy for us—it’s my husband’s...