Tag Archives: Relationships
Do You Kiss In Front of Your Kids?
"Ewww," our eight-year-old daughter exclaimed from the kitchen the other night when she glanced up from homework to find my husband and I kissing. It wasn't even a long kiss. But it was more than a pe...
Mar 28, 2022
Marital PDA in Front of Your Kids
It's a familiar outcry in our home, uttered at various times and in various locations. It's usually used by the younger set of kids now but has been part of the repertoire from early on in our parenti...
Oct 07, 2020
Fighting Fair in Front of the Kids
So, Michael and I never fight. Except, you know, every other Wednesday or so. And then sometimes on Mondays. With an occasional Tuesday thrown in. And a handful of Thursdays and Fridays. With the odd ...
Oct 02, 2020
I Know You Are Overwhelmed & Doing Your Best
Today, I am sitting across from you at the coffee shop with a warm latte; we are sipping and chatting. I am looking you in the eyes and telling you something important. This is something someone recen...
Aug 18, 2020
Dating as a Single Mom: When Should He Meet Your Child?
When dating as a single mom, the question of "When should he meet my child?" is the most stressful and conflicting part about finding your true soulmate. You meet a guy and he seems awesome, wonderful...
Feb 11, 2020
Dads Can Be Great Dance Teachers
"This is not my first dance," Leslie said. And then we walked into the boardroom to make one of the most important presentations of our careers. I was a mid-level manager at a Fortune 500 company and ...
Jan 24, 2020
Ways to Support Military Families {with Book Giveaway!}
Every military family has a unique story. With moving around every few years, no two families end up following the same path. In addition to moving, there is training, night shifts, deployments and ho...
Oct 13, 2019
To the Huggers of the World
MY HUSBAND: "Um, why did you hug the package guy?" A surprisingly large number of our conversations start with: "Why did you hug ..." (the store clerk, the lady at the gas station, the stranger on the...
Aug 07, 2019
40 Years After the Vows
In a few days, I will have been married for forty years. Forty Years! As I said to my granddaughter, "I'm not even close to being forty myself yet!" Her response was a very deadpan, "Yes you are, you'...
Jul 17, 2019
A Different Kind of Cleaning
I don't like housecleaning. And, I mean I really don't like it. If I had the money, I'd hire someone to do it for me and I would buy her a tiara and bake her cookies and treat her like the blessing sh...
May 28, 2019
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