By Lizzi Lewis of Considerings Just shy of a year after telling Husby I couldn’t be married to him any longer, I stood with the decree absolute in my hands. Unassuming paper and complicated legalese confused me at first – was this really it? It was really it, and after a *jumpyhappydance*, which was mostly […]
Sex and Relationships
Newsflash: Parents Have Sex
By Lauren Lodder of Mommy Owl Listen, sister. I totally get why your bedroom’s temporarily closed for business. Like, maybe you haven’t slept for a month and your area down there kinda hurts — since you just birthed a human and all. The last thing you probably want to do is squish your boobs into […]
What Men Are NOT Thinking About (Must Be Nice)
By Michelle Riddell Ever wonder what your man is thinking about? Constantly? Never? Me too. And though I’ve asked him repeatedly, the true thoughts behind those pensive-glassy eyes remain a mystery. The only thing I can be sure of, after conducting my own process-by-elimination research, is what he’s NOT thinking about. He’s not thinking how […]
The Terrorist in My Bed
The author of this piece has chosen to remain anonymous. It was him or me. I was not going to die today. And certainly not at the hands of this mad man, the monster my fiancé had now become. He threw me on the bed while I was holding my 8-week-old baby and began to […]
How to Get Laid
By Julie Burton of Bug Bytes Maybe you found this title on Facebook. Or maybe Twitter. Quite possibly this title popped up in your email. It wasn’t marked as high importance but you made it so. It’s called the hook – the sentence that grabs your attention. You click. Maybe the title is vaguely what the […]
Real Mommy Confessions: I Really Want Another Baby
By Karrson Hevia of 2ManyOpenTabs & Real Mommy Confessions I remember with such fondness, the moment my husband and I decided it was time to grow our family of two and conceive our first child. It was a magical, intimate affair filled with passion and unwavering love. A truly beautiful bonding experience as we held […]
Drowning From the Inside Out
By Anna Palmer of annarosenblumpalmer.com I am trying to hold onto the words but they are as weightless as I am. In this moment all my physical mass has left me. My ability to stand firmly on the earth is gone and I am aware of the slippery tiles beneath me. I am not sure […]
What Kind of “Single Wife” Are You?
By MB Sanok of Maple Brown Sugar During springtime, our lives are packed with our kids’ activities and my husband’s involvement with our son’s lacrosse team. Originally, I encouraged him to volunteer because he fell in love with lacrosse, and we’d never met a friendlier group of people. At these activities, my husband usually stands […]