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Someone To Be Proud Of

Sometimes I tell my husband I’m proud of him. I do it when he’s accomplished something really cool, like finishing grad school or laying down hardwood floor in our house. Other times I tell him when I feel that warm ache in my chest when looking at him. He’s a great person, the best in my opinion, and I am so proud of him. It feels a little strange to say sometimes, because it’s not the sort of thing we’re used to saying to our spouses. We expect to hear it from our parents, or tell it to our kids: … Continue reading →

Workaholics & Marriage

These are not two words that seem to go synonymously together and when you are married to a workaholic, you may find that you were right – those two words do not go together. A spouse who is a workaholic is more likely to be neglectful of their loved ones as they seem to spend all of their time at work or working at home. The spouse and children of these workaholics may be understanding at first, but when dinner is missed five nights out of seven and school plays along with other events are overlooked – understanding may not … Continue reading →

Bringing Home the Bacon

So who brings home the bacon in your household? I don’t even remember what commercial that phrase comes from. The point behind bringing home the bacon is that this is the person upon whom the family relies for their food, their shelter and their survival. The stereotype says that daddy brings home the bacon and momma fries it up in a pan. But many married couples today come from families where at least one divorce occurred and may not have been raised by a single father, a single mother, grandparents or any combination thereof. So when it comes to getting … Continue reading →

Career Interrupted

We talked about your spouse and your career last week. I wanted to revisit the subject at least briefly today and talk about the different types of behavior that might be considered inappropriate and when you need to talk to your spouse about it. The Party Girl/Guy The overindulgent partier is one who does the crazy things at all the company events. Whether they are the life of the party or not, they are definitely the one most likely to be talked about at the party and afterwards. If they are still partying like they were in a frat or … Continue reading →

New Series: Living In TV Land

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Thanks to our senior popular culture bloggers for letting me guest-post. I had to write about this “thing” I saw on TV Land Sunday night, during the flight home from Florida. It’s a new reality series, Living in TV Land, and it purports to “get behind the hype and hyperbole and into the real lives of some of television’s most popular icons.” That’s because the series will show the stars “playing themselves.” Among the first profiled: Barry “Greg Brady” Williams; former Monkee Davy Jones; Sherman “George Jefferson” Helmsley’; Fred Willard; and Dick Van Patten. I could, if I wanted to, … Continue reading →