being a “bad mom” is easier AND more fun!
“Being a mom must be hard,” she says. It’s true- to an extent. But I’ve got a dirty little secret for you. Sssshhh, come closer!
Lessons of a Kinky, Poly Parent
Lessons I’ve learned through life as a kinky, poly parent of three (and probably counting!)
many looks of the “mommy bod,” the
I’m out with friends the other night. One girl– my friend’s friend visiting from out of town– doesn’t finish her last drink. Of course I’m the one that downs it (supposedly impressively quickly, but, hey, I’m tired and I want to get home.). I don’t know if I instinctively don’t want to waste a perfectly …
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mother’s day can be bittersweet
I woke up. Showered. Came back to find the bed freshly made and the little pillows properly placed. I love clean sheets. I’m such a domestic, no? And on the pillow, on my side of the bed, is a card. Now, I’ve never gotten a card for Mother’s Day before. But these days, I’m feeling …
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what i learned as the invisible parent: a conversation with a fellow parent
“So how are things these days,” she says. And she is sincere in the question. So I talk to her. Some things are amazing, wonderful, even nearly unreal and euphoric. Sure, it’s a tough time for us all these days– but the truth is my life is better for the quarantine than it was even …
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on being a great parent AND a fantastic partner
“[My] kids come first in everything…We live and breathe for our children. When they are grown and have families of their own then we will have our time together again….No exceptions. I love my children far more than I love my husband!” “We raise our children to become independent, to leave us and make their …
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“why are there foam acoustic panels on your bedroom walls?” & other solutions for kinksters who are parents
I hear about people’s escapades after they put kids to bed, but how do they do it? My friend asks. I mean, isn’t it loud? Good question. For anyone curious how to make it work, for anyone who struggles with this and wonders who the ‘successful’ people do it— well, I don’t wonder anymore. These …