Forgiveness And The Ability To Say Sorry
Ask any member of my family and they will confirm that one of my biggest faults is my lack of …
Tag Archives: Relationships
My Kids Will Be Able To Say A Lot Of Things About Me, But Never That I Didn’t Love them.
A friend asked me the other day about how I felt about Mothers Day, and I knew the question was …
Why Every Parent Needs To Watch Lady Bird
Described by Empire as ‘A coming-of-age story like no other, Lady Bird is smart, emotional, funny and completely original. Rarely …
My Husband Seems To Have Forgotten This Year That Valentine’s Day Is A Competition
I choose not to remind the old man about special events during the year, such as our anniversary, my birthday …
My Seven Secrets To A Lasting Marriage
Apparently, marriage is back in fashion and as it was our anniversary yesterday – hence, that time of the year …
Middle-Aged Memory Loss: When You Need A Checklist Just To Leave The House
So apparently, the old man also experiences the whole dementia thing, which I had hoped was short-term in my case …
Couples Holidays For The Middle-Aged – When Sometimes It’s Easier To Stay At Home
The problem with going away when you finally reach that longed-for stage of almost empty-nesting is that anxiety tends to …
Taking The Middle-Aged Man On Holiday
Mini breaks are what you do in middle age when the kids get too cool to come away with you …
Those Embarrassing, Inane Conversations Of Middle Age
I’m not sure when the old man and I silently agreed that inane middle-aged conversation was acceptable now. It was …
Broken People
Wow! ‘Manchester By The Sea’. It’s unlike me to enthuse about movies on this site. Truth be told, it’s …
Role Modelling: When You Get Tired Of Being The Responsible Parent
One day over the holidays, after lunch out with the old man at our local pub, NC and and I …
The Value Of Celebrity In Our Lives
I can’t remember when I finally grew up and began to like mushrooms. Oh, that’s right… I didn’t grow up, …
The Secret To Long-Term Relationships
If I could seriously answer this, I’d be a millionaire by now. But… You do get to the stage …
‘Pretend You’re Good At It’
I’m reading “Furiously Happy” by Jenny Lawson, (aka The Bloggess) at the moment, upon the recommendation of Lana Hirshowitz, and …
