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What to do when you are dating someone who doesn’t really parent…

On: August 3, 2019

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Last night we decided to take all of the kids to a drive-in movie at Vintage Drive-in. They were showing Lion King and Aladdin. The night was off to a bit of a rocky start as Leo’s son was not happy about eating the pulled chicken I made for everyoneContinue Reading

The wife switch…

On: May 8, 2019

In: Personal

Tagged: mom mode, single mode, the mom mode, the single mode, the wife switch, wife mode, wife mode does not turn off

What I call the wife switch… This is in theory spot on for some. I am in my 40’s and spent many many years being the “wife” and I think that many people have a mental switch system. At least I know I do and several of my friends doContinue Reading