By Carolyn Edgar An article on the Café Mom blog generated a bit of controversy recently by suggesting that the key to a happy marriage is for women to love their husbands more than their children. Arguing that "if mom and dad aren't happy, ain't nobody else happy either," the writer argues that a woman should prioritize her marriage higher than anything else, including the couple's … [Read more...]
Single mom dating online…does it ever get any better
By Single mom dating So I'm sitting at the computer wondering how I got to this point in my life? I did everything, my good little girl self was told. I ate my veggies, never talked to strangers and always crossed my legs while sitting. I played by the rules; I got married- by those very same rules. I played house, or tried to for a long time, especially after we had kids. We had that life-- that … [Read more...]
Helping your surviving parent move on with life after the death of their spouse
To be perfectly honest, since my father's passing a little over two months ago, I haven't really grieved, because I've been so busy trying to manage and comfort my mother and her rollercoster of emotions. A year before my father, who was a chronically ill person, became gravely ill my mother wasn't in a good place. We all knew it; we felt it, we spoke about it in hushed tones and even engaged my … [Read more...]
I’m gaga for Roseanne’s NUTS, FINALLY a celebreality show that speaks to me
So what was I doing this past Wednesday night at 9pm/8c you ask? I was LAUGHING my ass off watching Roseanne's Nuts on Lifetime ...like literally laughing so hard that the tears were streaming down my face, and my husband suggested that I put down my food for the remainder of the episode lest I choke to death. I LOVE that Roseanne speaks her mind. PERIOD. She doesn't pretend to care … [Read more...]
No Resolutions
By Carolyn Edgar With every New Year comes New Year's resolutions: to lose weight, to quit smoking, to find true love, to go back to school to get or finish that degree, to learn a foreign language, to take a cooking class, to be a better parent/spouse, etc. Gyms and yoga studios are packed in the first few days of each January. It all settles down pretty quickly. In a couple of weeks, we'll … [Read more...]