2022: A Journey of Self-Discovery

I knew that I needed to take a look at how I viewed various relationships in my life – friends, family, colleagues. It wasn’t all working. I needed to learn how to set boundaries with myself and with other people. Unfortunately, this meant facing the reality that some “strong” friendships, weren’t going to hold up under the pressure of my journey. This was something I didn’t want to face, and recognizing broken relationships that couldn’t be recovered was heartbreaking. But, on the same note, I know it’s better to know.… Read More 2022: A Journey of Self-Discovery

December 26, 2022December 27, 2022 Sasha Russell3 Comments

How do you “mom” when you’re sad?

I’m really sad lately. I went through a break up just before Thanksgiving. It was my first serious relationship after my divorce and I really thought he was my proverbial “second chance.” As weeks and then months passed, I realized that he was not the right fit. Even though I know it was the right… Read More How do you “mom” when you’re sad?

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Elaine9 Comments

Weird Dreams About My Ex-Boyfriend

I get a weird pit in my stomach when certain songs pop up on Pandora, or when I watch an episode of an anime series that really resonates with me. And while I do happen to have some sort of stomach bug at the moment, I don’t think that’s what it is. I am going… Read More Weird Dreams About My Ex-Boyfriend

January 15, 2016 Melanie3 Comments

5 Things I’ve Learned About Divorce

Oh THIS YEAR. This year has been a doozy. It was January when my ex and I decided to start the divorce process. I’ve learned a lot over the past 10 months and wanted to share because I know so many of my fellow mamas have been through this too. If you’re going through a divorce… Read More 5 Things I’ve Learned About Divorce

November 2, 2015 Michelle Noehren2 Comments

Communicating with my Spouse: “I’m sorry, WHAT?! I can’t hear you!”

My wife and I share “that look” across the kitchen. You know the one, the one that says “I’m sorry, were you talking? I’m not sure, I can’t hear you over… EVERYTHING!” That look. Do we resign ourselves to yet another unfinished conversation, or insist, again, on some respect for the fact that every now and again… Read More Communicating with my Spouse: “I’m sorry, WHAT?! I can’t hear you!”

February 26, 2015April 4, 2019 Sharlene7 Comments

30 Minutes to Stay Connected

“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix During the past few weeks, through a series of unfortunate events, my wife and I have actually spent thirty minutes alone on a Saturday morning. Okay, so we aren’t exactly alone, but we have alone… Read More 30 Minutes to Stay Connected

June 3, 2014 General4 Comments

Hitting Reset

Easter did not go as planned. We went for a really nice family run in the morning, but short fuses got lit and my husband and I visited our respective families — solo. It wasn’t a really big deal, as neither of our small families had anything big planned. He and my daughter went to… Read More Hitting Reset

April 23, 2014 taraolson16 Comments

Step Up

Editor’s Note: While CT Working Moms is mainly a place for moms, every now and then we’ll be sharing posts from dads too. Let me get something off my chest…I am not a babysitter. It drives me nuts when people, even family members, refer to me staying at home with my daughters alone as babysitting.… Read More Step Up

March 5, 2014 General20 Comments

An 11 Year-Old’s Musings On Romance

So, I asked my 11 year old son what he thought about Valentine’s Day. “I don’t have a girlfriend or anything like that, so I don’t really think about it,” he replied, completely uninterested in the conversation. Aaaand of course, I pressed the issue. “Well, what if you did have a girlfriend? What would you… Read More An 11 Year-Old’s Musings On Romance

February 14, 2014 General4 Comments

Quirks

Being in a relationship is hard. Making a long term relationship work throughout the ebbs and flows, peaks and valleys, is really hard. And as many of us know, throwing one or two (or even more) little people into that mix is sometimes ridiculously hard. My wife and I have been together for over 13… Read More Quirks

August 15, 2013 holly3 Comments

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