Bookends: November 2024
I am currently trying to psych myself up to travel solo. We used to travel a lot as a family back when we homeschooled, but now that my not-yet-an-adult kid … Continue reading Bookends: November 2024
Tag: Marriage
Different Stories
Last weekend, my spouse and I celebrated our twenty-second wedding anniversary, but whether we actually “celebrated” it or not depends on the story we tell. One version of the story … Continue reading Different Stories
To Hell With Date Night
I have a confession: I hate Date Night. Seriously. Hate. I love my spouse, but really, Date Night is just too much pressure, especially because we live in such a … Continue reading To Hell With Date Night
The Ring of Power
I actively do not want to be famous. If I’m known, I want to be quietly known as someone solid, someone who can be depended upon, and as someone who cares more about outcome than about getting credit. Until my wedding ring became the Ring of Power, it didn’t occur to me that by marrying I’d actually facilitated this invisibility.
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dept. of Speculation is the August selection for the SBC online book club. To learn more about SBC or … Continue reading Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
Love and Marriage
When the music started, I rose with the rest of the congregation, but I didn’t look towards the doors at the back of the church. I kept my eyes on … Continue reading Love and Marriage
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Throughout the year, my spouse reads books about science, the economy, the economics of science, or the effects of the science industry on the economy, and scientific research papers about … Continue reading Night Film by Marisha Pessl
My Spouse and I Talk About Jason Bateman
Me: Did you know that Jason Bateman was born in Salt Lake City?* Spouse: No, I didn’t. I would not have guessed that. Me: Me, neither. But he does have … Continue reading My Spouse and I Talk About Jason Bateman
Poison Ivy
I put on my rubber boots and pulled latex gloves over my gardening gloves. My spouse put on the special farm-chemical elbow gloves I’d bought him, and we both donned … Continue reading Poison Ivy
On Love and Marriage
We lived in California when same-sex marriage first became legal in Massachusetts. I remember seeing Rev. William Sinkford, then president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, on television performing the first legal … Continue reading On Love and Marriage
My First Love
When I was in middle school, I developed an intense crush. Even today, happily married and with two beautiful children, if this person came back into my life and asked … Continue reading My First Love
Oh, Baby! Yet Another Young(ish) Mother Responds to Erica Jong
Erica Jong is right about one thing: I don’t like to talk about sex. In her article, “Is Sex Passe?” (published in The New York Times on July 9th, 2011), Jong asserts that my … Continue reading Oh, Baby! Yet Another Young(ish) Mother Responds to Erica Jong
Imperfect Happiness 