
I Forgot to Love My Husband: Here’s What Happened
With six kids, I got caught up in the day to day of family life. It’s easy to do. But when I forgot to love my husband, I realized my mistake.

With six kids, I got caught up in the day to day of family life. It’s easy to do. But when I forgot to love my husband, I realized my mistake.

As our kids grow, the firsts come less frequently and the time stretched between them lengthen. We don’t celebrate the later milestones.

My children take melatonin. Every. Single. Night. We refer to their nightly doses as their “meds.” As in, “Are you ready to brush your teeth, or do you still need your meds?”

Dear last child of mine, You are the last baby I will hold, the last baby whose soft body I will smell, the last one I will feed and comfort at night.


“Come,” the face said. “Let me help you break free of this average life. Let me help you find your joy by throwing away half your stuff.”

The box invites you to see Puppy Surprise make weird panting noises. It is not the sound of a happy dog. It is the sound of a dog mid-panic attack.

As a psychologist, I often reflect on the things that make people happy

Going to the zoo can be a great way to spend the day

We made it: we survived. Fifteen years married. Three kids, countless diapers, everything couples do to build a life. And we made it.

Rumors this week were spread that Victoria’s Secret’s Angel Squad has a “real woman” in their line up – a plus-sized model.

“Our neighbor’s daughter died, it was a freak accident and they are out of town…their son witnessed the whole thing… Do you have any advice to share?”

With six kids, I got caught up in the day to day of family life. It’s easy to do. But when I forgot to love my husband, I realized my mistake.

As our kids grow, the firsts come less frequently and the time stretched between them lengthen. We don’t celebrate the later milestones.

My children take melatonin. Every. Single. Night. We refer to their nightly doses as their “meds.” As in, “Are you ready to brush your teeth, or do you still need your meds?”

Dear last child of mine, You are the last baby I will hold, the last baby whose soft body I will smell, the last one I will feed and comfort at night.


“Come,” the face said. “Let me help you break free of this average life. Let me help you find your joy by throwing away half your stuff.”

The box invites you to see Puppy Surprise make weird panting noises. It is not the sound of a happy dog. It is the sound of a dog mid-panic attack.

As a psychologist, I often reflect on the things that make people happy

Going to the zoo can be a great way to spend the day

We made it: we survived. Fifteen years married. Three kids, countless diapers, everything couples do to build a life. And we made it.

Rumors this week were spread that Victoria’s Secret’s Angel Squad has a “real woman” in their line up – a plus-sized model.

“Our neighbor’s daughter died, it was a freak accident and they are out of town…their son witnessed the whole thing… Do you have any advice to share?”