It’s funny how things can change in just an instant, an hour, a day, a few days. Going into my local grocery store during this time is a bit unnerving. It’s filled with a lot of emptiness. And that alone is stressful for those of us with a lot of people to feed. My husband and I are feeling the weight of this burden. We … Continue reading An Instant
Very few people know of my past circumstances. My husband and I decided in the beginning to protect our children. The volatile innocents in every relationship equation that involves kids. The kids did find out eventually, one by accident, the rest through living in the house. It’s the real tragedy really. Kids want to know that their parents are their safe haven. They want to … Continue reading Boundaries
Things have gotten crazy out there in the world. And yesterday my daughter and her co-workers were told they had 30 minutes to leave the building at the college she works for. She has possibly been exposed to coronavirus. She’s pretty upset about it, though she knows her risk is low. It was kind of scary they way that they handled it there. Honestly, since … Continue reading In crisis
It seems every book I read lately has the infamous “love triangle” somewhere imbedded within, no matter how minuscule it is to the story, it seems huge to me. It’s like something is always constantly reminding me of the world’s widespread infidelities. Of course, this has been happening for years now. There’s real life love triangles, movie and TV triangles, and book triangles. We are … Continue reading Wreck-tangle
My husband and I were recently talking. I decided to admit to him that sometimes I still feel like there was a thin piece of plexiglass between him and me. He was, at first, stunned, and then I think hurt. I’m sure it wasn’t what he was expecting to hear. I wanted to tell him that the thin piece of plexiglass had started out as … Continue reading Plexiglass
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