My son is now six years old and my daughter is four years old. I have only left them overnight for one weekend last...
My husband Karl tells me that the first time his parents left him for a weekend away he stayed with his grandparents. He had...
When I started working as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) in New York in 2006, I was working long days, from about 7:45AM, until anywhere...
February, the month that embraces Valentine’s Day, seems like a good time to reflect on how we show love and what we recognize as...
To quote the great William Shakespeare: “What is in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as...
Reserve your master bedroom for you and your significant other. All too often, other uses enter your bedroom (office space, electronics, kids’ toys, etc.) and add clutter...
Valentine’s Day. It’s a day for love and romance. A day for kisses and hugs, and wearing your heart on your sleeve. It’s a...
It’s 7:50 p.m. My children are asleep, soundly. My husband pulls a wooden cigar box out of the credenza in our dining room, an...
salad, fresh vegetables, salad tongs, fresh cut flowers, dinner

Married…with Children

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As my 16th wedding anniversary approaches, I am reflecting on where I've been in my relationship with my husband and where I hope our...
So, have you heard about the Mormon moms on TikTok who got caught up in a swinging scandal? I swear this is not a...
My little brother passed away about four years ago. Every time I think about our complicated relationship, I think about our strange family tree,...
A popular saying goes that when couples marry, women think they will change their husbands and men think their wives will never change. Yeah…...
"The BVTMB is getting real this week about a sometimes taboo, but important topic...S-E-X!  Our team is sharing the good, the bad, and the...

Paternity Leave

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I’m not a big sports fan.  I watch the Olympics, but not with any regularity.  I tune into the World Series, maybe every other...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...