Husband + Wife = New Parents

October 18, 2018

“Can you believe we are parents?” I say to my husband Bernard as I feed our son. We knew he was coming; we prepared for this for nine months; still, holding our son, being parents, it is surreal. Pre-Baby Before... Continue reading →

Annual Anniversary Questionnaire

September 13, 2018

Yesterday, my husband Bernard and I celebrated our third year of marriage. Those three years feel as though they have flown by, and it is crazy that now we anxiously await the arrival of our son. I love being married.... Continue reading →

Shout Out to All the Baby Daddies

September 6, 2018

Each night he makes me a cup of tea. The other night he stopped me from doing it, “I’ll make you your tea” he said jumping up from the chair. I looked at him curiously, wondering why the impulse to... Continue reading →

Speak Up and No Guessing

June 7, 2018

” Ab, I know you are mad about something – just tell me what it is that is bothering you,” My husband Bernard said to me one night when I was being overly quiet and giving short responses – a... Continue reading →

A Baby Announcement

April 5, 2018

Some moments occur in your life when you feel like everything has shifted. A shift that changes you, where you know the next day when you wake up nothing will ever be the same. Sometimes these shifts happen when something... Continue reading →

Revisiting the No Nuclear Weapons Rule

March 28, 2018

On Easter, last year my husband Bernard and I had a horrible fight. I know, of all holidays on which to have a blow-up fight Easter seems like an odd choice but it cannot always be helped when such escalations... Continue reading →

A Valentine’s Day Reminder

February 21, 2018

On Valentine’s Day, my husband Bernard surprised me by having a dozen red roses sent to my work. Their aromatic smell and emanating beauty gathered many compliments from co-workers passing by my cubicle. One woman stopped to remark on how... Continue reading →

Accepting the Roller Coaster of Life

December 21, 2017

When I was little, my family would go to amusement parks, and my dad used to force me to go on roller coasters. He would say with confidence, “Abigail, it will be fun; you’re going to love it!” I typically... Continue reading →

Can your Spouse be both a Consort and a Comrade?

November 17, 2017

Should your spouse be your best friend? It is a topic that I have noticed popping up lately. Although I have an opinion on this matter, I wanted to examine other people’s views to see if I aligned. Upon reading... Continue reading →

When You Have a Bad Day

October 18, 2017

I had a bad day last week. It started with me reading the news, followed by me looking at social media – another crisis had occurred for everyone to fight over; then it seemed like everything else throughout my day... Continue reading →

Pearls of Prudence

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