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In honor of your birthday, I made a Pros and Cons list. About you.
When I was a kid, or maybe an adolescent (is there really a difference?), somebody once told me I should write a “pros and cons” list about people I date, so I can determine if they’re the “right guy”...
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Verbal Abuse: The Cornerstone of a Healthy Relationship
In keeping with the general trajectory of my life, wherein I do everything in precisely the wrong way, my husband and I have, since the beginning, made practically every mistake available to humans. We...
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I became a mother, and died to live.
So I was hanging out the other day with a friend who has a newborn. A freaking gorgeous newborn boy, to be exact. He is her first baby. She has recently become a mother. You know, when we hear those...
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Honest Valentines, for Married People
[Those of you who’ve been here for awhile know that I wrote this post last year. But since I had about 9 readers back then (you know who you are), and I added some new Valentines for each stage, I feel...
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Meg Ryan Ruins Marriages
There’s that line from When Harry Met Sally: “You look like a normal person, but actually, you are the angel of death.” We should rewrite that about Meg: “You look like the epitome of marital...
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To the Childless People Wondering Why We’re Such Losers
Occasionally I come across a blog post saying something like this “So all my friends are having babies and I just really don’t understand why they’ve all lost themselves. I mean does having a baby mean...
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If you tilt your head to one side and squint, my yelling will look like...
I would just like to announce that I have officially lost control of my children. I thought I lost control when child 3 entered the world, but I hadn’t. I lost it Sunday. Or at least I realized it...
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No really, what does love have to do with it?
I am officially tired of people talking about “love” as the glue that seals a marriage. You know, the “all you need is love” mentality. Like if you “love” each other enough, things will stay cool. If...
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Honest Valentine’s, For Married People (Vol. III)
Alright at this point it’s just a tradition. Happy Valentine’s Day, lovebirds… *** The other day, while scowling at the absurdity of one of those feel-good chocolate hearts and roses Valentine’s ads, I...
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There’s a deer hide in my garage, and I’m done caring
The other day, when I arrived home after doing something amazing (because I was alone, so whatever it was, it was amazing), Georgia yells “Hey mama! Look what we have in the backyard!” I look out the...
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Hey! Let’s stop telling women to have sex against their will! Sweet thanks!
I don’t have a problem letting the internet know I drank Ancient Age whiskey alone in my Ford Taurus for two show-stopping years, but talking about sex makes me feel weird. Leave me alone I was raised...
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“Can two people be in love forever?”
“Can two people be in love forever?” – CL Dear CL, First, I don’t know shit about marriage. Second, I somehow ended up in a happy one. Overall. Generally speaking. Mostly. As you may have...
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15 things I’ve learned over 15 years of questionable marriage
1. The top-secret trick to staying married is not getting divorced. (You can thank me later for that little gem.) 2. Sometimes, the reason you don’t get divorced is because the thought of going through...
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Honest Valentines, for Married People
[Those of you who’ve been here for awhile know that I wrote this post last year. But since I had about 9 readers back then (you know who you are), and I added some new Valentines for each stage, I feel...
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Meg Ryan Ruins Marriages
There’s that line from When Harry Met Sally: “You look like a normal person, but actually, you are the angel of death.” We should rewrite that about Meg: “You look like the epitome of marital...
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To the Childless People Wondering Why We’re Such Losers
Occasionally I come across a blog post saying something like this “So all my friends are having babies and I just really don’t understand why they’ve all lost themselves. I mean does having a baby mean...
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I would just like to announce that I have officially lost control of my children. I thought I lost control when child 3 entered the world, but I hadn’t. I lost it Sunday. Or at least I realized it...
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No really, what does love have to do with it?
I am officially tired of people talking about “love” as the glue that seals a marriage. You know, the “all you need is love” mentality. Like if you “love” each other enough, things will stay cool. If...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Honest Valentine’s, For Married People (Vol. III)
Alright at this point it’s just a tradition. Happy Valentine’s Day, lovebirds… *** The other day, while scowling at the absurdity of one of those feel-good chocolate hearts and roses Valentine’s ads, I...
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There’s a deer hide in my garage, and I’m done caring
The other day, when I arrived home after doing something amazing (because I was alone, so whatever it was, it was amazing), Georgia yells “Hey mama! Look what we have in the backyard!” I look out the...
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