I've been sort of coasting in my marriage for the last month or so - nothing has been extremely spectacular, nothing extremely traumatizing.  Then I was sick most of this past week until now.  I thought I might really cough up a lung at one point, so I haven't been feeling particularly ...  read more

My mom loves to tell me the story of her pregnancy and my birth. She never wanted a child. Her childhood was traumatic (if not horrific) by just about anyone's standards. That, of course, was back in the day that nobody talked about abuse and the numerous unhealthy family-induced atrocities we...  read more

Today my life changed forever. I married the man I knew I was going to be with until my dying day...and everything was wonderful. I was disappointed, however, because James' family did not feel that our wedding was an event important enough to acknowledge. Nevertheless, we were married - on te...  read more