first five years
Childless in a world of babies
Written by Marlo Schalesky
It had been a hard day. Despite yet another trip to the infertility clinic, I wasn’t pregnant. Still. So, as the sun slipped behind the horizon, all I wanted to do was forget – forget about cradles and bibs, diapers and rattles, everything that had to do with the baby I couldn’t seem to have.
But life conspired against me.
Marriage is not a competitive sport
Written by Jamie Driggers
Back when my husband was just some guy I knew, he and his buddies had a complex scoring method for rating their behavior on a date. They gave points for belching (-1), door holding (+2), swearing (-2), letting the girl pick the music (+1) and any other random action the wingman chose to tally. Ending the evening in the positive column theoretically meant the girl would be impressed enough for another date.
Something blue?
Written by Emily Osburne
Ashley’s “happily ever after” didn’t feel so happy.
Although she loved her new husband dearly, the first few months after their wedding were not the fairy-tale life she had imagined.
Border protection
Written by Dr. John Townsend
Rachel called into the radio show co-host with a problem. “It’s my mother-in-law,” she said. “She is critical of me, no matter what I do. She doesn’t like my cooking, or the way I clean house, or how I take care of my husband, Don. I try and try to please her, but she always has something negative to say.”
The beauty of “having enough”
Written by Patrick Dunn
Shawn and Cheryl Nicholson* save every receipt and track expenses with a spreadsheet. They have to, if they want to stay afloat financially. The excess income of former high-paying jobs has vanished, and debt continues to drain their budget.
Yet Shawn and Cheryl are financially free.More Articles...
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