5 things NOT to say to your childless friend
For some, Mother’s Day is one of the hardest days of the year. There was a time when that was true for me.
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Relationships
Wife and Mother
You know, so often we look at men and there’s something about their physical size and brute strength, their ability to go out and crash through problems. It’s easy to make the mistake and think that it’s the man who’s the strongest force in marriage and in a family. Well maybe that’s true. But you
In honour of my father
I have just put my salty swimming costume in the laundry when Mum calls us into her room. She is sitting on the edge of the bed – the one we used to jump in as kids, all five of us, loud and raucous under the blue and gold brocade quilt. Dad is standing near the
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The Marriage You Were Meant to Have
Anyone who’s married will remember those first few weeks, months, even the first year or two after their wedding. You couldn’t keep your eyes off one another, you left little love notes around the place, you’d call each other during the day whenever it was possible. You know what that was called? It’s called passion
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Why Can’t He Use the Dishwasher Properly?
… And other phenomenon of the husband kind. I find myself huffing in annoyance when sorting out his attempt to pack the dishwasher. He has seemingly not calculated the maximised available space to ickiness of surface ratio. He is certainly unaware of the rule that some items are specifically ‘top shelf only’. He experiments with
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How Ryan Gosling is Going to Save Your Marriage
It’s true! And now there’s a study that proves it. Finally I have the ammunition I need to convince hubby that our next date night movie should be a Rom Com, rather than an Action flick.
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A Night Off
I’ve found a solution to my perceived marital problems: it’s easy, you can do this too. Have a night away with the man of your dreams (this is not a reference to Ryan Gosling). I’m talking about your husband – remember when you used to dream about him? It was right before you started washing
Why I Choose to be a Submissive Wife
When newly divorced Em Rusciano wrote a scathing article, asking what happily married Candace could possibly know about being happily married (because she chooses to be a ‘submissive wife), I raced to her defence.
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Divorce Proof
January 3 is known as ‘divorce day’ – the most popular day for women to file for divorce. Perhaps because they’ve held it together for the festive season but can’t keep up the charade any longer.
First Christmas Alone
For you, this Christmas may be the first one as a separated or divorced parent. It could be a very hard, lonely and painful time or it could be a time of new beginnings, traditions and memories – it’s up to you. You might be thinking ‘I will be fine, I’ll go for a run,
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