Have you ever had one of those conversations with your husband that starts: “Can I talk to you about something? You have to promise not to get mad.” In my house, these conversations typically heavily feature the word “gym” and result in me wanting to eat an entire cake by myself. However, when my husband […]

I want to be with you, with our graying hair and wrinkled foreheads, with our knees that scream sometimes, but still carry us through runs around the block.

I saw a tweet last night about a recipe for “better than sex” chocolate something, and it got me thinking. Now that I have kids, the bar for calling something better than sex is pretty darn low. Why? Because toddlers are absolute holy hell on your love life. I know that some people still manage […]

After ten years with your spouse, you’ll find that erotica has taken on a whole new meaning….. Is That a Magic Eraser In Your Pocket? As he wraps his arms around me from behind, I can feel the hard edges of his intent pressing into my backside. I lean back into his embrace, ignoring the […]

It all started innocently enough with a case of “ouchie booty”. A nagging pain in my daughter’s little girlie parts that suggested a second threadworm invasion or perhaps an apparently common yeast infection. But when six weeks, three doctor visits, several urine analyses and 47 different tubes of cream failed to diagnose or resolve the […]

This week I’ve been plagued by stories about the “wife bonus”. It’s right. It’s wrong. It’s feminist. It’s setting us back a hundred years. As always happens when a hot topic emerges on social media, I ended up discussing it with a bunch of women friends within the safe confines of a Facebook group. I […]

My kids don’t want any more siblings. Oh sure, they might *say* they do, but as soon as I even think about the giving the one-eyed snake a little attention, those two little cockblocks start popping up faster than a whack-a-mole. Take the other morning for example. My husband sleepily rolls over and snuggles up […]

Internet marriage advice is the best because it doesn’t get bogged down into the specifics of he said/she said, he did/she did. If you’re married, then it’s meant for you! How easy is that?!?! And since everyone knows that everything on the internet is totally true, you can rest assured that you are getting the […]