Mending a Broken Heart
Posted by Robyn Lee in Just me on Wednesday, November 09, 2011
As the resident single person on this mom blog I will occasionally write about single gal happenings … so won’t you indulge me, just this once?
Let me get it all out and then I’ll be done with it.
Break ups stink.
There I said it.
I can only imagine how many women have already written about this topic. But it’s okay because it feels good to talk it out. That’s what gals do, right?
I’m sure you... READ MORE
Delicate Dating Dilemma
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Monday, August 29, 2011
I received an email last week from an individual that really tugged at my heartstrings. In the note, the writer described in very loving terms a large family, sharing pride and admiration for the older, independent children of the brood. The writer went on to share with me his/her own upbringing in a home that could unfortunately be described as “racist”. As a result of having grown up in an atmosphere... READ MORE
Showing Our Love
Posted by Robyn Lee in Just me on Monday, February 07, 2011
Is it too early to talk about Valentine’s Day?
Valentine’s Day is a funny day (and I don’t mean ha, ha).
I have a love/hate relationship with Valentine’s Day: when I am are dating someone I love it, when I am single I hate it.
Sometimes I think it is just another way the flower and card industry make a buck.
But, I do love the way my parents show their love on Valentine’s Day.
I remember as a kid,... READ MORE
Dear Self,
Posted by Danielle Bean in Marriage on Friday, November 19, 2010
Over at Catholic Match today, I’m sharing a letter to my younger self—before marriage and eight kids (Graduation picture included—go see!).
I really enjoyed this exercise. It helped me gain some perspective on the very positive ways married life has changed me, especially ways I never anticipated.
I thought maybe you would like to try it to. What words of advice would you write to yourself before... READ MORE
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Today I was out running errands with baby Isabel. As we ambled through the aisles at Target, Isabel snuggled against my chest in her baby carrier, I noticed a young couple at the other end of the aisle. They looked really young (mid-teens) but as it was a weekday morning, I assumed they were a bit older than they seemed.
At some point, before I moved on from throw pillows to plasticware, the couple... READ MORE
TLF With Your BFF
Posted by Kate Lloyd in Family on Friday, June 18, 2010
I remember a long time ago, when I asked my mom who her best friend was, she told me, “Dad.”
This puzzled me, because in my mind best friends were playmates, not romantic interests. And yet, as I grew older I realized that a romantic interest is just an extension of a friend—they are not two separate categories. You can’t love someone who you don’t know.
The first thing two people notice about each... READ MORE
The Trouble With Fairy Tales
Posted by Kate Lloyd in Family on Thursday, June 17, 2010
Much as I like it, dating can be really tough.
I know a couple (I’ll leave their names out because I think the girl might be a bit embarrassed about the whole thing. Not that I am her or anything. But even if I was her, would that matter? And anyway this story is totally not about me. Not that it would be anybody’s business if it was.) ...
Phew, where was I? .... Oh yes, these unnamed friends of mine... READ MORE
How to Fight Fair
Posted by Kate Lloyd in Family on Wednesday, June 16, 2010
My boyfriend hates to argue, but I love it. When I think about why we communicate so differently, I attribute a lot of it to where he is from.
His is a typical New England family. They’re polite and reserved. My family is an Irish-American clan from Philly, and last time my boyfriend was here, my little brother called him fat to his face. (He’s not.) Fighting is just an extension of talking where... READ MORE
Nurturing Love Across the Miles
Posted by Kate Lloyd in Family on Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Dating will never be the same again. Twentieth century dating brings with it novelties, and possibilities that would have been almost unbelievable two centuries ago. One of the most obvious changes is the “long distance relationship.”
Think about it. A long distance relationship is really unnatural. (I’m in one myself.) A couple years ago, a man met and married the girl up the street—the one who he... READ MORE
Dating Is Not a Chore
Posted by Kate Lloyd in Family on Monday, June 14, 2010
I like dating.
A friend of mine in college told me once, “Dating is overrated.” A lot of people seem to think that it’s just a necessary evil: a stepping stone that you have to take so you can be married.
They bemoan the indecisive in-between stage where you’re floating between questions like, “How much time do we spend alone?” and “How much do we include other people in our relationship?”
There’s... READ MORE
