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  • When Stress Takes Its Toll on a Marriage

    Today is day #1 of proving him wrong.

  • To Change What Can Never Be Changed

    How can you force someone to show interest in what hurts you the most? The history behind my emotional issues is a touchy subject, not just for me, but for my husband and those who know me best. They all know not to bring it up unless I do. Long story short, he was an alcoholic, verbally and at times physically abusive. My parents divorced when I was 10 and he disappeared. Was found dead in another state, behind a warehouse after drinking himself to death. How isnt that all a touchy subject? Regardless, my husband never really brings it up. He doesnt ask questions about what he was like. ...

  • Resolutions for Any Woman for 2012!

    Who doesnt try the whole "New Years Resolution" deal every year? By the second week of January, the majority of those resolutions are broken, right? In fact you're probably doing the exact opposite of what your goals were, just because you're so depressed. Here's my list of resolutions for the New Year. 1) The Usual: Lose Weight. Who doesnt have this on their yearly list of things to accomplish in the New Year? I recently had a baby, well 9 months ago type of recently. I've always been overweight. I'm pretty sure this has been on my list for the last 15+ years. I've let myself go. ...

  • User Post: The Selfish Pregnant Woman?

    I guess I can't control what people comment about, but I'm not typing this out to be insulted, just to vent my worries and frustration. And to see if there are any other pregnant women who feel the same.I know when you begin family, it is no longer about "me me me". Its about your children. Raising

  • Advice for the "Pregnant" Husband...Just thought I'd throw this out there.

    My husband seems to think he's got it so much worse than me at this point. Being stressed about our upstairs remodel, being stressed about that "go at any second" moment we're going through, being stressed about work (hey, at least you have a job!). He thinks he has an idea of what I've gone through

  • User post: And the verdict on marriage so far....

    I keep saying how I want to get back into blogging. Has it happened? Not so much. But here goes:I just read an article on here, about someone who feels as though she missed out on her honeymoon period. I had to comment, thinking to myself how much I feel the same.

  • Bipolar? Or just literally going crazy?

    First off, I'm pregnant. So that pretty much gives way for any "bipolar" assumptions. But thats only to my former therapist. To my husband (of nearly two months), he'd really beg to differ. I guess in the last 6 months, I've gone through *almost* everything that could go wrong at this point, subt

  • Competition: Who's More Stressed?

    Is being "stressed" really a good thing? OR even something to fight about?"I'm more stressed" "No I'm more stressed".Mine and Dominic's fight seemed to be about this exact topic last night. He said since I've lost my job, he feels unbelievably stressed financially and emotionally. He's been going th

  • You've become too Priviledged...Sweety!

    Since I lost my job, I've been doing all of the cleaning, laundry, lawn mowing, cooking, etc. Which is perfectly okay with me, considering Dominic is working a very physical job, throughout the week. But does this excuse the simple "Getting up from the couch to throw a napkin away" ? Or how about "t

  • It Takes Two To Tango, How Cliche...

    I wrote Him a note. Left it under his phone for when he wakes up. Apologizing for my raging pregnancy hormones, my "I'm going crazy" fits, and thanking him for his patience, and most of all, calmness. His text messages telling me to simply just "calm down" or "I love you, please don't start a fight"

  • User Post: I'll Trade Lovers Lyrics for Realistic Blog Entries.

    I used to type in online diaries all the time. Starting them off with some fancy love lyric from the latest Pandora song I was listening to, about how I felt for my [now] fiancee. Maybe include some photobucket picture about two lovers holding hands in a field of daisies, staring at the sun, in pure