I read a post on Shallow Reflections that sent a flood of memories of my own mother. She passed away 17 years ago and I still remember so many amazing things about her. I don’t believe my mother ever slept. She stayed up to all hours of the night making crafts. She sewed dolls, painted ceramics, made…
Read MoreMen and women drive differently. I tend to believe that men drive by looking straight ahead. If it is not in front of them, it does not exist. Women use additional perceptions..such as peripheral vision. This may be tied to our pension for multi-tasking. This is frequently a topic of disagreement in my marriage.…
Read MoreI read a post from a friend recently describing her preteen sons birthday party. It sounded wonderful…controlled…calm..and so unlike the birthday parties that I remember. I believe I have blocked out the really bad ones. One party, however, has lived down in my memory as “that day that I had to meet another parent by…
Read MoreSleeping in sweatpants has been a habit for years. While it goes against all appropriate marriage protocol, I am convinced that safety should outweigh beauty. To prove my point…. Recently, after spending the day doing yard work, I bypassed my evening dressing ritual after showering. Sleep came soundly…until 3am…when my son burst through our door…
Read MoreSomeone asked me the other day “When do your kids begin needing you less?” I had to stop and think. We have three young men of ages 26, 24, and 22. Do they need me less….then when? Then when they were newborns? Yep…all of them are weaned and no one is still on the bottle.…
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Mothering, Marriage and Menopause 