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 […]
Sex and Relationships
How Dating a Muslim Taught Me What a Bigot I Really Was
A Christian and a Muslim walk into a steakhouse… Sounds like the start of a bad joke, right? Actually, unbeknownst to me, it was the beginning of my realization of just how stereotypical and judgmental I’d become over the years. My patient’s mother had been on me for weeks to […]
My Husband’s Not Annoying. He’s a Genius.
By Amanda Elder of Stay-at-Home Panda Something amazing just happened. My husband and I were both sitting in the love seat together. He was surfing the web (do people still say that?) and I was reading a book. The boys were jumping on the couch frame with the cushions strewn […]
Why My Eyes Glaze Over While My Husband Talks
Some nights, after the kids go to bed, my husband begins a big conversation about something that happened at work (he’s a CPA–yawn). I truly love him and these moments we can talk without a three-year-old screaming that she has to poop or a one-year-old crying because she just got […]
An Open Letter to My Struggling Mom Friend on Mother’s Day
By Elly Lonon of BugginWord.com To my mom friend, I see you. Today is Mother’s Day. Likely someone is already preparing you breakfast. Maybe they’ll even deliver it to your room so that you can nosh while still luxuriating in bed. They might bring you flowers or jewelry. Macaroni and construction […]
The Origin of My B*tchitude
It seems to my husband that after all our years together, I have become a complete and utter bitch. He believes I am mean and incorrigible towards him. No one else—just him. In fact, my husband has gone so far as to accuse me of creating this cold-hearted personality I […]
Dear Boys: A Letter on Love from the Original Keeper of My Sons’ Hearts
Right now, you two think I am annoying, nagging, and bothersome. I am invading your space and spoiling your free time with my mundane requests. Long before I am ever ready to let go, it will come time for you to leave my nest and build one of your own. […]
I Prefer Sleeping With My Toddler Instead of My Husband
By Vedavati M. of The Cultural Misfit We have been together for 15 years and parents for two. We’ve had sex at all times of day and night. Every day of the week. Indoors and outdoors. We’ve played out our fantasies. And indulged our fetishes. And now it feels like it’s […]