I wasn't looking for a boyfriend, let alone a husband, when I met Russell.
I had been married before and had gone through a rough divorce. I wasn't sure if I ever wanted to get married again.
One night, I was...
It’s almost time for Cupid to send his little arrows soaring, folks. Have you already made plans for you and your sweetheart? Or, do you plan to spend the day loving on your whole family? Maybe you’re single and...
When my husband and I started dating...
I assumed his video game tournaments, card games, role-playing game nights, and overall emotional investment in characters that did not exist would fade away as he “matured.” I was WRONG (about the fading...
Co-parenting is not an easy task.
My daughter was already over a year and a half old when my husband and I were married. I had been a single parent for the entire time leading up to that, which meant...
My husband wears a t-shirt that reads, “Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
If that's true, Richmond is a blessed city.
Richmond was the first city to sell canned beer back in 1935. Today, there...
As I was heading out for the weekend, one of my coworkers said to enjoy my few days off. I replied with ‘my weekends are busier than my weeks.’
As I was thinking about what to write for the first...
It wasn’t until these last few years that I started paying closer attention to families. Families come in all forms, and the idea of a nuclear family has always been rather naïve if you think about it. In the...
Relationships are hard.
There are 101 things that make being an adult an adjustment. And then you add another adult into the mix making it even more of a challenge. Now, put both adults who are having a hard time...
I was done. I quit.
I believe the exact terminology used was,
“We're done! There's nothing you can do. I'm divorcing you. Your daughter is living with me, and you can come see her, but I'm not going to put up...
It’s almost time for Cupid to send his little arrows soaring, folks. Have you already made plans for you and your sweetheart? Or, do you plan to spend the day loving on your whole family? Maybe you’re single and...
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Being a Millennial Mom in 2019: What it’s Actually Like
“I wouldn’t want to raise a kid today.”
That’s what you’ll hear from most adults over the age of 50. As a 33-year-old “Millennial Mom”...
