Category: Family
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15 Things We Forget To Thank Our Best Friends For
My best friends are an extraordinary group of people. They are all so different, yet so much alike. Some friendships I’ve had for years, some are new and growing stronger by the day. Either way, there are some things they all do for every day that I forget to thank them for. I feel like […]
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23 Things Only People Who Were Raised By Really Strict Parents Understand
1. You were always the first person who had to leave when everyone was hanging out. 2. Asking permission for a sleepover at your friend’s house took 37 hours of mental preparation, a detailed powerpoint presentation of your friend’s family tree, and a signed contract in your blood saying you wouldn’t drink and would be […]
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You Don’t Need A Dad To Complete Your Family
Families come in all shapes and sizes. When you tell someone you’re a single mom—whether it’s because of divorce or having a no-show parent—you always get the face. You know what I’m talking about—the face of pity. It’s nice to know that people genuinely care and want things to be good for you. Most of […]
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To the Wife Who Has Anxiety and Depression, From Your Husband
To my wife and my best friend, When we first met five years ago, I never thought I would be writing this. As we stood on stage in front of all of those strangers, acting our hearts out, I never once believed we would find ourselves here. We’ve come a long way. When we first […]
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15 Men React To The Idea Of Taking Their Wife’s Last Name After Marriage
1. “I run the house—handle the cleaning, make the money, plan the vacations, arrange most meals, etc. My wife is a chill ass woman, so a lot of that is just informed by our different personality types. But since I’m the one doing all the work, I think I’ve earned the right to have her […]
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When Your Parents Divorce When You’Re Just A Kid
Divorce is one of those ubiquitous topics that we all seem to talk around, but never actually talk about. Maybe it’s because we’re normalized to it now. Or it’s so common that we don’t think it’s worthwhile to look into the implications a divorce has on the children that get caught in the crosshairs of […]
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4 Big mistakes I mad as a husband (pssst! I’m the ex-husband now)
At this point even bothering to call myself a husband anymore is just a sham. If you’re looking to learn from some other guy’s mistakes when it comes to torpedoing your marriage with stupid oversights and selfish dumb-ass-ness, well, you’ve just waltzed in to the right place, partner. I’ve got the goods, the knowledge, and […]