My birthday was last month. My husband asked my Mom to take the boys for us and he took me across the border for a weekend away in Montreal. He booked a hotel for one night and then said...
Having kids changes everything. It changes every aspect of your life and marriage, including sex.
After my second child was born, it took me a long time to feel ready to be intimate again. I hate that there is...
In every stage of our lives, we are offered advice. As teenagers, we are encouraged to choose a particular college because it was so-and-so’s alma mater. As pregnant women, we are advised what to eat, how to sleep, and...
This isn’t the story of a marriage broken by some Jerry Springer-worthy love triangle or a deadbeat dad. I didn’t “fall out of love” with my husband and he never got sick of my daily emotional roller-coaster ride. There...
My son is now six years old and my daughter is four years old. I have only left them overnight for one weekend last summer and they stayed at home with their father, so it wasn't much of a...
Recently a former colleague of mine (and friend) emailed me out of the blue to tell me she was pregnant with her third child and was leaving her job to become a stay-at-home mom. She was emailing me, out...
As a mom, I have plenty of body issues. Unfortunately, my husband often brings out my insecurities.
Don't get me wrong. My husband is wonderfully supportive. He doesn't say or do anything that makes me worry about my body. Instead,...
Taking on a bathroom renovation is not for the faint of heart. My husband tried to warn me how much time and money it would require, but did I listen? Nope. Instead I pinned every rustic, yet Mediterranean-inspired bathroom...
My little brother passed away about four years ago. Every time I think about our complicated relationship, I think about our strange family tree, and the concept of “the family you choose.”
When I was in elementary school, my teacher...
Before I became a parent, I heard on more than one occasion how difficult it was to maintain friendships once you have children. You would watch in TV shows or hear from others that the last thing you feel...
One of the hardest times for me as a parent was the year that my son was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
It wasn’t due to the fact of his autism diagnosis, but due to the fact that...
My marriage is crumbling and it's like watching a car accident happen in slow motion. I don't know how, when, or what happened. About two months ago, things between us began feeling off. My husband and I have been...
When Meghan Markle bravely declared on international news that she was, “Not okay,” after the birth of her first child, I found myself nodding along to the clip, recalling those first few weeks and months as a new mom,...
We had so much fun at our Date Night event at BEVO! We loved mixing things up a bit and letting the dads in on our events :)
First, thank you to BEVO for hosting the event and providing all...
In + Around Vermont
Moving to the Vermont Gayborhood of Our Dreams
My wife and I, with our then 2-year-old, moved to Vermont in 2021 from rural Missouri.
While we had great friends and community in Missouri,...
