Marriage + Relationships

Father's day is a chance to celebrate all things, DAD. We all know that "daddy's way" can sometimes be the good, other times bad, and often times funny. Their unconventional ways of caring for our young can be comical at times....

I don’t know about you, but making mom friends has been hard for me. It feels like the sample size of women who also birthed children around the same time as me and happen to live fairly close is...

A little background first. My husband and I have been married 13 years. We have two children 7 and 3. Our 3-year-old son has autism and is nonverbal. Marriage hasn’t been easy for us and neither has been being...

My heart broke as a mom this week: The sources of that pain generated far from Atlanta -- 2,500 miles away in Palo Alto and 500 miles away in Orlando -- but I felt a crushing pain in my...

Ah, life before kids. Lengthy, romantic Valentine's Day dates, planned well in advance with dinner reservations, tickets to a show or movie, and sometimes coordinated with another child-free couple to enjoy cocktails and each other's company. Life after kids: Earlybird...

I'm not writing this to sound conceited but I think I've reached an all time high of self-confidence level.  How did I come to this conclusion? Well, I realized the other day that when I get up to get dressed,...

How do you step up the romance in your relationship with your main squeeze? Do you celebrate Valentine's Day and acknowledge the upcoming Hallmark holiday? Or do you turn the cheek and focus on celebrating your love for each...

Finding "mom friends" is one of the most challenging and valuable parts of self-care when it comes to being a parent. As an introvert, the thought of "mom dating" to branch out to find my mom friends sends shivers...

I sat in the parking lot bawling. Tears and snot cascaded down my face. I had just admitted my husband into a mental health facility, and all I could wonder was if I was doing the right thing. For him. For our family. For...

In the last 5 years, my husband and I have gotten married, made two international moves, had a miscarriage, bought our first home, and had 2 healthy wonderful daughters. And let me be the first to say, my love...