By Rachel E. Bledsoe of The Misfits of a Mountain Mama As a little girl, I dreamed mainly about how I would become the first girl to play Major League Baseball. I loved softball. The chalk smell outlining the field is eternally ingrained into the smells I never want to […]
Sometimes I hate my husband, and I’m still a loving wife. There are days that I want to smash things because of words my husband uttered without thinking. Nights I want to smother him with a pillow for snoring too loudly when I’m exhausted. There are days I want to […]
They say the most grueling years of a marriage are the two after you have a child together. This makes perfect sense to me. Between the stress, hormones, and sleep deprivation, it’s really a wonder any of us survive it. But they say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, […]
Men are so simple-minded, and I mean that in the best way. That is until I mean it in the worst way. Being simple of the mind might get them into trouble with us women from time to time, but they seem to be quite happy and content in that […]
I remember my brother telling my husband and me about a guy he works with teasing him before he married my sister-in-law. The guy asked him if he knew about the three rings: “First comes the engagement ring. Then comes the wedding ring. And then comes the suffering!” Hardy har har. […]