Many couples believe that a new baby will bring them closer together so they embark upon the journey of parenthood with daydreams filled with baby giggles and that fresh powdery baby smell. As the new mommy’s belly begins to grow, they find themselves romanticizing what it’s going to be like once the little one has…
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I’ve never been one to make friends very easily. I’m not a social butterfly and I tend to feel very awkward around people that don’t already know me. I’m always wondering if I said the wrong thing, did the wrong thing, or if I’m just too boring of a person for someone new to be…
Read MoreLife can sometimes eat up every ounce of energy and motivation you have and leave you only able to focus on the few things that absolutely cannot be neglected. I’ve been in that space for the past 7 months. Between a major project at work, parenting, pregnancy and sometimes managing to make my bed here…
Read MoreOne peaceful night in bed with my husband, while discussing the aggravations of work, kids’ schedules, doctor’s appointments, and all of the other things of mundane adult life, I noticed an interesting pattern on my comforter that I had never noticed before. In the middle of my sentence about something drab, I stopped… ” Is…
Read MoreIn an attempt to ward off boredom, I found myself watching a Netflix series titled Very British Problems where noted citizens of England explore all of their national social conventions that end up making them ultimately feel socially awkward and out of sorts on a regular basis. Although the British have been voted as some…
Read MoreI hate people that are happy all the time. It’s the curmudgeon in me. I also don’t like sad sacks who mope all the time and never have anything good happen to them, but people who smile that wide, toothy grin and seem to just radiate constant euphoria cause me to be suspicious. Extreme excitement…
Read MoreIt’s back to school season and parents everywhere are jumping for joy as their kids are leaving the house to be in someone else’s care for several hours a day. For working moms, it’s farewell to expensive summer camps. Pumpkin spice lattes are flying out of coffee shops and the bikini body pressures of the…
Read More“I belong to the collective that tranforms from a cuddly duckling to a raging werewolf…”
Read More“Relax… That is the number one most unhelpful thing that anyone can say.”
Read More“A much as I think I would like to be, I will never be a fancy girl.”
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The Well-Adjusted Adult 