When our son died, we were told that around 85% of marriages where they lost a child ended after five years. We were given the same statistics when first one, then two of our children were given autism diagnoses. People stopped mentioning the statistics when I got sick, but we can extrapolate. When first one,… Continue reading 85%
Trevor and I have been married now for over twenty years - and they haven't been easy years, either! For the longest time we really struggled when the stress levels shot up, because we were scared they would break us. So we would pull away - from each other, from the situation, from the hard… Continue reading Lean In
Today is National Coming Out day. This is a picture of my husband and I at our local Pride Parade this summer wearing t-shirts that said "Free Mom Hugs" and "Free Dad Hugs". But we are more than allies. We are a straight-passing, mixed orientation marriage. That means that, in my case, I am attracted… Continue reading National Coming Out Day
