It’s Been a Long Day (but Too Short Before Goodnight).
It’s been a long day. Can you see me? I know your shoes and coat are wet from the rain; I can see you’re trying not to make tracks on the kitchen floor. It’s...
Category: Romance and Parenthood.
I Wouldn’t Want To Be Here With Anyone Else but You
I tell you I love you, but it’s as if you don’t believe me. Maybe it’s because I woke you up this morning, barking a list of things we needed to do immediately so...
Marriage Isn’t Over After Kids.
After the kids go to bed, it’s our only real time together. We pry our own sleepy eyes open and hold hands while watching TV. We make love when we’re exhausted, because it’s our...
I Miss Having Friends, but Right Now Being a Mom Is Enough
I miss having friends, but not as much as I thought I would. I still have friends, but not the kind of friends I used to. Currently, with two kids under the age of 6,...
If I’m Not Happy Now, I’ll Never Be.
If I’m not happy now, I’ll never be. This sentence randomly popped into my head one evening, as I sat on my red sofa. It was that single notoriously chaotic hour before putting the...
11 Tips for Keeping Romance Alive When Life Gets in the Way.
I don’t know if the 14-year-old me would be so surprised that I’m still holding the hand of the boy I fell in love with 22 years later. I don’t know if I’d be...
The “Trail Magic” of Motherhood.
This week has been one of the worst weeks of my life. I say that dramatically, and even as it really feels like this in places of my body that hurt, like my neck...
When Romance Begins with Cutting Some Slack.
On most days, parenting is all-consuming for me. I’m not necessarily proud to admit it, but it’s true that there are too many days when I fall exhausted into the sofa after we’ve finally...
A Happy Birthday to My Husband as We Raise Little Kids.
I can’t give you the birthday gift that I want to. I would give you time alone together, and a perfectly picked-up house. I would give you a quiet dinner in that new restaurant...
The Only Thing I Need to Remember When These Days of Mothering Feel Long.
The greatest truth of motherhood: The bus stops across the street to let our neighbor’s kids off, and it’s late enough that I’m already thinking about what we’ll have for dinner. Next year, my...
