To clarify: This article isn’t about the disparate amount of responsibility that falls squarely onto a mother’s shoulders and why that’s not fair. (Though it generally does, and it’s really not.) This article is about me letting go of...
I haven't always considered myself to be a feminist. Maybe it was my conservative upbringing or certain negative connotations that can be associated with the word "feminist." Maybe it was my laziness or lack of desire to get involved....
Pretty pictures. Travels. Road trips. New places. New faces. Different cities every week.
If you've ever looked on a baseball wife's Instagram or Facebook page, these are just a few things you may see on their feed. Behind those idyllic...
As a 38-year-old mom of two toddlers, I’ve successfully walked through a number of life experiences — the ones that fine-tune every aspect of your being. I’ve encountered academic obstacles and career highs and lows. I’ve danced around disordered...
When my husband and I were engaged, I started doing what every excited, newly engaged twenty-something girl does: I started practicing signing my new name. Heather Lynch. Heather Lynch. Heather Lynch. I wrote it over and over and over....
Dear Spouse,
Why do you do that? Why do you turn it back on me all the time? Somehow, things are always my fault even when they aren’t.
I came to you the other day, wanting to talk about why I...
“I don’t care who you choose to love, just make sure they are not a jerk.”
This is something I have said to my kids for as long as they have walked this earth. They have also always heard me...
We all have those moments in our marriages where if we said what we are actually thinking it would be, well, game over. Heavily pregnant with our first baby and over-the-top hormonal, I sat on the bathroom floor and...
June signifies the start of summer — bright sunshine, warm weather, and Pride events. Oh, that last one might be a little specific, but it doesn’t have to be! Most community events for Pride Month are open to everyone,...
Date night. Once you have kids, it can be difficult to find not only the time to go out but also the money. Suddenly, dating becomes much more expensive, because, in addition to paying for the night’s activity, couples...
So, I’m a newly single dad. Let’s just say my divorce hasn’t been the most amicable. We have three kids at home ages 12, 14, and 17, and it has been most difficult on them as their security and...
Fact: Mamas are not always very nice to each other and I wish that we, the stronger sex, could join our forces more often than we do. It might be hard to do when you vehemently disagree with someone,...