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There is perhaps no worse punch in the gut than discovering your husband is having an affair. You loved honestly, made vows you believed in, and while you always knew infidelity could happen, you never thought it would happen to you. The signs of marital infidelity are rarely as obvious as lipstick on his collar. […]
Like a lot of you, I’m with my kids 24/7. We wake up together, eat together, play together, clean up (sometimes) together, and on and on and well … on. It’s like “Groundhog Day” only not nearly as funny. Aside from the constant fighting, snack retrievals, and endless boring-ass conversations about Skylanders, I’m seriously lucky […]
You’re friends with a guy. He’s funny and smart, maybe even funny-smart, but he’s just friend. You don’t have to think about whether or not you want him, because he already thinks you do. Why else would you talk to him, be nice to him, or dare to laugh at his jokes? God, you’re such […]
Parenting is awesome. And frightening. And wonderful. And hard. Whenever a couple announces their first pregnancy, I’m filled with glee and yes, a hint of sympathy. If they only knew how much life was about to change. If they only knew how much they were about to be challenged. If they only knew how much […]
OK, so last week I told you sex was a bone of contention in my marriage (holy pun!). It’s not like we fight about sex every day, but we do have an ongoing debate about how often parents are actually getting busy. He swears 3-4 times a week is average. I swear he crazy. C’mon, […]
I know I’m an annoying mother. It is perhaps because I’m an annoying mother that I can write this post; it’s a “takes one to know one” sort of thing. I don’t know that any of us can escape the clenches of annoying parentisms. We all fall victim to some degree. But that’s just it […]
BooBoo is 4 years old, and I’ve never thrown him a birthday party. Of course we celebrate his birthday, my gosh, but we celebrate it in a very homespun way. I make his cake, we give a few gifts, and we do something special as a family to celebrate him. One year we went to […]
I bared my married soul for Babble’s Strollerderby. It was way hard. You can read all about what goes on behind our bedroom door here.
Boy Wonder’s never been the athletic type. He enjoys a good bike ride and wrestling match with his brother every now and again, but he’s usually content drawing or playing video games. In my feeble attempt to keep my kids busy this summer, I scoured our local parks and rec brochure for an activity, any […]
When two people are deeply in love, marriage seems like the obvious answer. But let’s not kid ourselves, people marry for reasons other than love every day. If you’re ready to march down the aisle and find yourself wondering what’s love got to do with it, return the bridal shower gifts and reconsider. Seriously, no […]
The Untitled GenX Podcast
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