It’s Still an Anniversary
A few weeks ago marked what would’ve been celebrated as my 24th wedding anniversary. I literally laid in the bed…
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A few weeks ago marked what would’ve been celebrated as my 24th wedding anniversary. I literally laid in the bed…
Continue ReadingThe default parent. I didn’t know I was the default parent until I started reading about it on social media…
Continue ReadingTo my extroverted husband, from your introverted wife, Thank you for getting me, for knowing me, for seeing me, and…
Continue ReadingIn the hazy glow of youth, we stumbled into each other's lives. There were no promises of forever, just us,…
Continue ReadingRecently, a coworker revealed she'd met someone new. Her tone was hopeful and giddy; I leaned in, detail-hungry, completing my…
Continue ReadingHe knew a firefighter needed a miniature version of himself to obsess over firetrucks and think that visiting Daddy at…
Continue ReadingWhy cry? As the wife of a middle-stage alcoholic, I’m often asked this question. On the outside, I probably look…
Continue ReadingDear Husband, You want to know a little secret? You were meant for this too. You’ve told me plenty of…
Continue ReadingWe renewed our vows yesterday. Not with a big party in front of all our family and friends. I didn’t…
Continue ReadingSome days we’re strangers. Some days we’re stronger. It’s a feeling I’ve stumbled across in my marriage, particularly after we…
Continue ReadingLast night, after I’d read the first half of the same two board books over and over to the twins…
Continue ReadingI used to write love letters to you. I’d sit in my dorm room for hours, penning pages of poems…
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