This blog is really not a space that I'd like to get on religious or political soapboxes and get into convoluted philosophical debates- about anything other than the minutiae of being married. Because the truth is I debate enough in my own marriage- heck if I'm going to debate here too! And really don't you just want to come here and talk about the Beverly Hills Housewives, sugar daddies, … [Read more...]
Is being a good enough mother…enough?
After I had my daughter what feels like almost a decade ago ( shoot it was almost 10 years ago) I was blessed enough in my personal life to be able to stay at home and luxuriate in full-time motherhood. I had all these grand notions about how effortless and all encompassing it would be- the love would be so palpable, that I'd be able to subsist on it alone. Of course anticipation is never quite … [Read more...]
My nine year-old says she’s done with her princess days
Forget about my kids; I'm the one having major growing pains. After accidentally clicking on a folder on my computer which contained pictures of my nine-year-old daughter as a cherubic toddler scampering about- I found myself overwhelmed with sadness. Okay, I was weeping uncontrollably for a solid five minutes as I clicked through a dozen or so files, charting her progression from baby to now … [Read more...]
So I fight with my husband…
When I initially wrote the article Why Can't I stop fighting in front of my children for the Washington Post I had no idea that it would unleash a virtual hail storm of hate aimed directly at me. Why did I write it and put myself out there in the stratosphere- to be picked apart and judged by anonymous, faceless internet users, the majority of whom harshly criticized my admission that I fought … [Read more...]
3 EASY ways to piss off your wife
So here I am in the rolling Hocking Hills ( that's just on the outskirts of the Appalachia, nestled in Ohio, cue the banjo) where toothless men- dying to meet a real New Yawker like me- proudly display their stuffed birds mounted to a piece of wood and graciously fete me with compliments like; "You know you look just like Ellen Degeneres."My favorite girl Lady and the … [Read more...]