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The Other Woman Who Snuggles My Daughter

This New Year's Eve, my 4-year-old will be blowing horns and counting down with my ex-husband's new girlfriend. Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 12 2015 3:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Marriages, Highlights

A Stepmother, Losing Her Marbles

What no one tells you when you become the new woman in an already intact family is that your needs and routines, sexual and otherwise, come last. Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 12 2015 3:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Marriages, Highlights

Struggling to Stay Connected When a Spouse Deploys

How did we go from long talks, fingers intertwined, to miles apart and discussing appliances? Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2015 7:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Marriages, Highlights, United States Defense and Military Forces, Defense and Military Forces, Gottman, John

An Adult Stepson Moves In, and a Solid Family Wobbles

My husband should't exclude our son from the family, but I can't exclude my husband from decisions about my son, either. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2015 4:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Marriages, Highlights

Military Spouses, Facing Deployment, but Not Alone

As I looked ahead to my husband's long term deployment, I felt as if I were drowning—until the Navy issued me a life preserver. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2015 2:01 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Friendship, Marriages, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary

Deployments: Costly. Remembering Why We Do It: Priceless.

An unexpected opportunity to see my husband, and to be reminded of why he serves. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2015 8:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Marriages, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary

The Truck That Sparked Our Marriage Back to Life

Phase 1 of our married life was over. We needed to figure out what came next. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2015 5:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Marriages, Automobile Safety Features and Defects, Highlights, Trucks and Trucking

He Was Ready to Be a Stepdad. Was I Ready to Let Him?

The first time I let my now-husband "solo" with my 10-year-old daughter, he forgot to feed her, and I "forgot" not to yell at him in front of her. I had to learn to let them become a family. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2015 5:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Marriages, Highlights

Deployment Work-Ups: ‘This Is So Stupid Hard’

An on-again, off-again schedule to deployment is hard on all of us. In a weak moment, I told my husband that it was easier when he's gone, and I regretted it instantly. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2014 6:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Marriages, Highlights, United States Defense and Military Forces, Deployment Diary

Working-Class Fathers Shouldn’t Be So Easily Dismissed

Single motherhood may be a rational economic choice for working-class women, but it's a choice based on limited options with consequences for the mothers, fathers and children. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2014 4:33 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Women and Girls, Rosin, Hanna, Marriages, Income Inequality, Highlights, Cahn, Naomi

One Word That Should Never Follow ‘I Love You’

Let’s be honest, when you add this word, the purpose of the statement is to communicate everything except “I love you.” Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 04 2014 10:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Marriages, Love (Emotion), Highlights, Dating and Relationships

Getting Up in the Night Is Your Wife’s Job

When I complained to my mother about how little sleep I was getting when my oldest son was an infant, she asked me why I'd get up in the night — that, she said, was my wife's job. Six years later, I'm still getting up in the night, but now...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2014 7:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: gender, parenting, Sleep, Marriages, Highlights

A Stay-at-Home Dad Confronts the Unexpected

Readers, particularly stay-at-home fathers, respond to the Times article "Wall Street Mothers, Stay-Home Fathers" with their stories. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2013 11:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Men and Boys, Marriages, Work-Life Balance, Highlights

A Stay-at-Home Dad’s Dilemma, When the Marriage Ends

Readers, particularly stay-at-home fathers after they've been divorced, respond to the Times article "Wall Street Mothers, Stay-Home Fathers" with their stories. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2013 11:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Men and Boys, Marriages, Work-Life Balance, Highlights

My Religion. My Mother-in Law. Our ‘Thanksgivukkah’

My husband converted to Judaism to marry me, and the rift between me and my mother-in-law lasted until the birth of my son. Now, with "Thanksgivukkuh," we're coming even closer together. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2013 8:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Grandparents, Hanukkah, _featured, Marriages, Thanksgiving Day, Jews and Judaism, Highlights

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The Other Woman Who Snuggles My Daughter

A Stepmother, Losing Her Marbles

Struggling to Stay Connected When a Spouse Deploys

An Adult Stepson Moves In, and a Solid Family Wobbles

Military Spouses, Facing Deployment, but Not Alone

Deployments: Costly. Remembering Why We Do It: Priceless.

The Truck That Sparked Our Marriage Back to Life

He Was Ready to Be a Stepdad. Was I Ready to Let Him?

Deployment Work-Ups: ‘This Is So Stupid Hard’

Working-Class Fathers Shouldn’t Be So Easily Dismissed

One Word That Should Never Follow ‘I Love You’

Getting Up in the Night Is Your Wife’s Job

A Stay-at-Home Dad Confronts the Unexpected

A Stay-at-Home Dad’s Dilemma, When the Marriage Ends

My Religion. My Mother-in Law. Our ‘Thanksgivukkah’