Relationships and experiences are a big part of what defines who we are. For many, names become guideposts or signifiers of those relationships or experiences. For a long time, I couldn’t accept my dad and so the allure of casting of the McDonell name felt like it might relieve me of some burden. Of having […]
My parents have been married for 26 years and have several kids together, but I’m wondering if my dad might be cheating on my mom. He’s always been a big time workaholic. Growing up, he was gone all the time. He recently started his own business and got a second cell phone, for what, I […]
My parents separated during my senior year of high school. That was bad enough, not because I was upset at the time about them separating, but because that first holiday season was weird — my dad was there, but only begrudgingly on my mom’s part — and once the divorce proceedings started and things got ugly, […]
Thanksgiving has arrived, and there will be turkey; There will be family; There will be uncomfortable conversations likely involving something political, racial or downright inappropriate. If you’re like any of us here at The Frisky, you’d gladly prefer talking about how you’ve gained weight or why you’re still single over having to endure others’ ignorant opinions […]
Health insurance policy will give you emotional peace of mind and safeguard your wealth in difficult times. Prevention is the central point of health insurance as it “protects us” against illness and accidents. It also shields the economy of individuals and families against the costs involved in private medical care. Without a doubt, this is […]
I’ve been in a relationship for a year and a half and everything is going great between us. We even plan to move in together this summer. The plan is to move into the apartment that my boyfriend’s parents currently live in — it legally belongs to him but his parents pay for all the […]
Some human connections are deep, complex, and endlessly rewarding. And then some fall at the other end of the spectrum: the people in our lives who we find irritating, boring, or abrasive — the stoner we’re on a date with, the annoying coworker who snort-laughs, the great uncle who insists Obama was born in Kenya. […]
For better or worse? Marriage isn’t easy. People are happy as clams when they take those wedding vows, but do those couples know that the chances of them getting divorced are about 40 to 50%? And that doesn’t suggest that the other 50 to 60% of couples are actually happy in their marriages. It’s sad […]
I never want to be a primary parent; I very much want to nurture and raise children as part of a committed family unit. It’s alright if you need a minute. Go ahead and reread it. Five years ago, as I was unwittingly being ushered along the hetero/mononormative conveyor belt of life, those would have […]
