Tag: relationships
When Love Is Work
All of our lives we are taught about love. There are more quotes in literature about love than I can count. We especially got...
Dating Violence Awareness Month: Tips For Keeping Your Teen Safe
As I've jumped back into the dating world post-divorce, I've reflected on how I landed here. I've spent time digging deep to discover who...
Are We Still Friends? Friendships Past the Pandemic
As you can imagine, over the course of the last year I participated in fewer coffee dates and practically zero lunches with dear friends....
An Argument for Putting Down Your Phone
How many times do you go back and view old videos and photos on your phone?
I may have done it a handful of times.
I...
Estranged: Cutting All Ties In Order to Save Myself
6 years? Maybe 7? I don’t keep track. I’ve seen her a few times, but I walked right by. It wasn’t ghosting; it was...
Teen Dating Violence – It’s A Bigger Problem Than You Think
While lots of people think of February as full of hearts and love, February is also a time that calls attention to the darker...
The Lonely World of Friendship: Seeking Belonging as an Adult
Raise your hand if you have ever felt like you don’t belong or aren’t good enough. Yup, that’s what I thought. There are a...
Why I Yell: 3 Surprising Revelations About Parenting
We live in a loud house. Most days, we can attribute the noise to my mother-in-law and husband yelling at the Hawkeyes, Cubs, Bears,...
When Mommy Isn’t Mommy
When the doctor hands you that baby, or you sign those adoption papers, or even when you see the two pink lines on the...
To My Husband: I Notice
After two years of being part of the Iowa City Moms Blog, this will be my last post. It has been a fun (and...