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Not that you need to know (or particularly care) about my gynecological haps, but I need to have my IUD replaced next month, or not. Either way, I have to place my feel in the cold, cold stirrups, scoot my business waaaaay down on the edge of the exam table and allow a licensed professional […]
By now you’ve probably heard the phrase, “Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?” In a fit of anger most of us foolishly choose to be right. I’ll go on record and tell you that I don’t fight fair. I do this adorable thing where I verbally hit below […]
I may be a mom but that doesn’t mean I stopped needing mine. I’ll never forget the moment my mom told me she’d be moving out of state. It was 9 years ago at dinner at our local Macaroni Grill. I burst into cinematic tears and stormed out of the restaurant, sobbing on the bench […]
Just about every sexist cliché will tell you that women are hard to please, both in and out of the bedroom. It’s not that women are hard to please; it’s that women know what they want. Unfortunately, not every woman feels entirely comfortable expressing her sexual desires. Some women fear judgment, others are more guarded, […]
My Fellow Public, Rarely am I the pusher of edict, decree or proclamation, but I have one particular pet peeve involving our collective response to celebrities. Before I get into it, it’s only fair to disclose my personal obsession with celebrity news. Lest you doubt my devotion to celebrity happenings, you should know I’ve been […]
I’m a huge believer in counseling. Even though my parents took a stab at marriage counseling only to ultimately divorce, their exercise in couples-based therapy allowed them to make greater peace with an already difficult decision. There are times I wish Big Daddy P and I attended marriage counseling, and it’s not because we’re headed for divorce […]
My son will turn 5 years old tomorrow, September 12th. I like to pretend sheer force of will and an iron cervix kept him baking until I gave him permission to be born the following morning. I suffered from hypertension throughout my pregnancy and since my baby was past the 37 week gestation mark, my […]
While it’s true nobody said marriage was easy, only folks in a bad marriage can truly understand that marriage shouldn’t have to be so hard. Despite the best of intentions and promises of forever, sometimes a marriage just doesn’t work out. No matter the reason for the deterioration of a relationship, staying in a toxic […]
You clicked over to read the article because you were like, “What the?!” It’s not what it looks like, I swear. I told you before that I’ve never thrown BooBoo a birthday party, but on the occasion of his 5th birthday, he wanted one and we were all too happy to oblige. Woo hoo! A […]
Most of us at one time or another have come dangerously close to losing ourselves in love. Whether we unconsciously changed to become more appealing to our partner or simply lost sight of ourselves somewhere along the way, we know love has tremendous power to change us. If the healthiest relationships celebrate the authenticity of […]
The Untitled GenX Podcast
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