Marital Hiss
The opposite of marital bliss.
The category that predates the divorce — essays from inside a marriage that was already broken before anyone admitted it. The emotional desert years, the gaslighting, the moment it became undeniable. Read this one before Divorced Now What if you want the full story in order.Impending Doom
He's been in Kuwait for 6months. He's coming home expecting a grand homecoming. He doesn't understand that life didn't stop. I was in the military too, I know exactly what's coming.
It’s Mother’s Day…Happy?!
I don't know why I bother to hope for better holidays. What's the point of Mother's Day?
Cyber Inoculation
Some people don't know any better and load their computer full of viruses. This is a story of a dumb man and his machine.
Rush Rush Rush – Case of the Reluctant Hostess
Apparently, I am the enemy because I don't want to clean the entire house for people I didn't ask to come over. Does that make me a bad person?
RSA (aka Reluctant Step-Parents Anonymous)
I broke my own rule and married a man with a child from a previous marriage. I'm counting the days until his summer visit with his mother. There should be a support group for this. There isn't.
