So this summer I am saying no. Unless something directly benefits the relationship that I have with my children or my marriage or my close friendships than it is quite simply, not worth it. I am choosing them. I am choosing me.
Motherhood Friends
These mothers have given me support and allowed me to support them – not in return, but in widening ripples where the original help is a legend we know from somewhere primitive.
Better Alone
The incessancy of child rearing is rarely spoken about, along with the utter lack of clarity of mind when spending a full day parenting, moving from one task to the next all day long.
The Stress of Mother’s Day
We introduced a new tradition last year, Mother’s Day Eve. I asked my mom to co-host it with me and we made it an adult mother-daughter affair
A Marriage in the Making
I've lived many caricatures in this lifetime, and through them all… he loved me.
Why I Love to Read Aloud to my Husband
I discovered that if my husband came home perseverating about work issues or was overwhelmed with stress, if I offered to read to him, he would almost jump at the opportunity.
Technology and the Modern Marriage: A Love Story
Sadly, I have become a slave to technology, never wandering too far from my phone or computer, lest I miss out on something fabulous happening somewhere in the stratosphere.
10 Things I Hold True After 10 Years of Marriage
What are tenets you hold true about happily ever after?
A Letter to My Children: Will you Understand?
It is with much sadness and grief that I write this letter. Your dad and I have made the decision that we will be happier people living apart rather than living together—and we believe that this will be better for the two of you.
12 Reasons Divorced Women Rock
If you’re worried about the future, please don’t. Believe that your best years are ahead of you. Because there are those of us who find you all the more appealing for the battles you’ve won and lost.