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See this scale? Yeah, I just got one of these from my husband FOR MY BIRTHDAY. I know it sounds bad…and it is bad, but allow me to sort of explain. We just spent a ton of money on a treadmill, money I’ve been trying to rationalize by working out like an asshole to amortize […]
By now you’re probably like, “Gah, Mommyfriend! Enough with the back-to-school this and back-to-school that. Talk about something interesting like kid poop or ‘Annoying Orange’!” I get it, I really do, and I will…right after this post. Pinky swear. In case you didn’t know, I’m the parent of a kid who once struggled big time […]
I like to think I married my best friend even if we didn’t start out that way. By all accounts Big Daddy P was a guy I went from not knowing to being completely infatuated with in oh…3.2 seconds. For some, love blossoms from friendship. For others like me, friendship blossoms from love. And while my husband […]
Call me crazy, but there’s something endlessly fascinating about getting sex advice from a feisty 84-year-old woman. I’m not talking about just any woman (no offense grandma); I’m talking about none other than the pint-sized powerhouse of sexual candor, Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Dr. Ruth began her career as an educator for Planned Parenthood and parlayed […]
All hail the excitement of the first day of school! For us that day was yesterday. Once the kids got dressed and fed, the spirit of scholastic adventure filled our home as my husband and I blazed dueling cameras to commemorate the first day of 5th grade and kindergarten respectively. We took backpack shots, brother […]
I turned 36 years old yesterday. Thirty-six, as in closer to 40 than 30. Geez, one minute you’re a gawky 17-year-old and the next minute you’re a ma’am who’s 36 years old. It’s not all bad, I mean, I rarely get carded which is equal parts soul-crushing and convenient. I’m maybe even learning to care […]
As if divorce wasn’t hard enough, the medical community is discovering new and surprising ways divorce negatively impacts health. A 2009 University of Chicago study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior found that divorced people suffered more long-term physical health problems than those who’ve been married once and have stayed married. Study […]
When I married at the tender age of 22, I thought I was ever so mature for having this list of marriage non-negotiables: He must want kids. He must value family. He must be kind. That was it. What I didn’t know then was just how many other concessions I’d have to make to keep […]
I learned a long time ago that you have to pick your battles with your kids, but with so many battles worth fighting, how do you choose? It all starts with taking inventory of the values that matter most in your family. We like to keep things simple ’round these parts, honoring truth, character, worth, […]
Think you know a cheater when you see one? Chances are you’re wrong. As husbands and wives periodically drift together and apart on their marital journey, one truth remains certain: every marriage is susceptible to infidelity. While the definition of infidelity varies greatly, betrayal of a partner’s trust is arguably the most difficult marital obstacle […]
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