Tag: blended families

The Couch: My Years in Therapy

The Couch I am not a rookie when it comes to therapy. I have years of experience sitting on the couch. The first time I explored therapy, I was estranged from my mom. We had had a massive falling out over something my brother did. She wrote a fifteen page email and forwarded it to everyone in my contact list…

If You Were Expecting a Thank You…

Let’s talk school supplies, fantasy football drafts, and a perfect storm where everything gets dumped on your shoulders because every other parent is too busy for the mundane responsibilities of having children. Ok. To be fair, that may have been a bit dramatic. But it felt like it at the time. Let me set the story for you. My husband…