“Mother-in-law” is such a loaded word. The stereotype in the US (as well as a few other parts of the world) is that mothers-in-law are these evil, conniving women who never think their son or daughter’s significant others are good enough and therefore set out to make as much trouble for those significant others as [...]
What’s the opposite of “money woes?” For the first time in a very, very long time, I am actually very optimistic about our financial situation, at least for the next few months. We haven’t been in dire straits or anything like that, we make enough to make ends meet and then have a little leftover. [...]
I was pretty much a tomboy for most of my childhood, which I think I owe to growing up with an older brother who I always wanted to tag along with. I never really wore dresses or skirts, my hair was cut really short (think Dorothy Hamill) and every summer I was out playing in [...]