Melissa Chapman I've always had a thing for older men... when I was in elementary school and all the girls were pining after Zach from Saved by the Bell and Joey from Blossom, I was getting all hot and bothered by that silver haired beard wearing Trapper John, M.D. When I met my husband, who was 38 at the time, unlike so many of the guys I dated he had a FULL head of thick black hair, and no … [Read more...]
Older dads- this younger wife’s perspective aka 5 reasons older dads ROCK
My husband is 54 years old. Our son is seven- which means when our son is graduating high school his dad will be 64. These are the facts, and I'm Okay with the facts or at least I THOUGHT I was okay until I read an article with the title Will you be there for your kids 40th birthday and for a SPLIT Second I began to sweat. Does that thought make me nervous? Am I worried that my husband won't live … [Read more...]
The pitfalls of marrying an “older man” he really CAN’T see!
Don't get me wrong- I knew what I was getting into when I met my then 39 year-old never been married husband, who was shall I say quite "set in his ways". In other words, the carpet which appeared to be yellowed from stains and age and which covered the walls of his apartment (yes the carpet covered the walls of his apartment- not sure what the previous owner was thinking when she made that … [Read more...]
Five things taking a vacation taught me about my marriage
I have to admit if you are looking to test the endurance of your marital union take a trip to any attraction that requires that you summon every last bit of patience you can muster so as not to knock your spouse square in the jaw out of sheer frustration because he's muttering under his breath every few seconds that he refuses to spend $4.50 for a bottle of water that he can purchase at the … [Read more...]
Men and their jobs; why are they so utterly defined by them?
Honestly this is one of those concepts I have a really hard time wrapping my head around. As a woman, when asked how I would identify myself, the first thing that pops into my head is " mom, wife, sister... and then writer." With my husband and so many other men I know, when questioned about what they do, and who they are, their immediate response would be, "professional career, then father, … [Read more...]