Is he open to directions, and talking about sex? Are you comfortable telling him what you like and you need?

Yep, and I think Halle Berry’s first two husbands cheated on her (no idea with whom, and I don’t really care).

Agree. I posted above that is what ended my marriage. I was really depressed and unhappy that my ex wasn’t attracted to me.

Lack of attraction is what killed my marriage. It was really difficult for me that my ex rarely initiated sex, especially since he was the only guy I did more than kiss with. I was a virgin until I was 28 and I met him. There were other issues (I think I had some postpartum depression, or at least severe anxiety,…

Congratulations Mark and Allen, and a beautifully written article.

I’m with you. I’m 43, I have my two kids, and when my OB opened me up for a c-section with #2, I also had a tubal ligation. But I am so DONE with periods. My cycle has shortened so that I’m getting them less than every 28 days, which sucks. I’ve also noticed that I’m getting very ragey with my daughter a few days…

As my father told me, “Yours will be different.”

I had my first at 35 and my second (and last!) at 42.

I kept mine for our daughter (he asked what I was going to do with it). She can always reset it, or put the diamond in a pendant instead.

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition! All at the same time.

Also, not all breasts are shaped the same. The fitting ladies at Nordstrom tell me that I’m a C cup, but you’d never know it to look at me. I have no cleavage, ever, unless I use my arms to squish my breasts together. After baby #2, the fit expert made a comment that the top of my breasts aren’t very full, and neither…

and I’ve never been able to hear a conversation in an environment with a lot of background noise.

I never really cared for the taste of any alcohol until I was 28. I started with the sweeter stuff (white zin for wine, pina coladas). I’m 43 now and you still couldn’t pay me to drink a beer.

Yes, and that’s not going to remove it from your teeth if it’s already on there. It can prevent the lipstick from getting on your teeth right after you’ve applied lipstick, but you can’t remove lipstick from your teeth without actually touching your teeth.

The Little Dude is 14 months old, and my experience is that it’s harder when they’re mobile. I feel like I spend my weekends watching him to make sure he doesn’t injure himself or ingest something he shouldn’t.

That is not how you get lipstick off of your teeth. My Mom used to get lipstick on her teeth all of the time, and you rub your finger across your teeth to wipe off the lipstick. My germaphobic self would use my tongue and not stick a finger in my mouth if I hadn’t just washed my hands.

I am the whitest of white women, but I am teaching my son Spanish. His sitter is Mexican, my stepmom is of Mexican descent, and my mother speaks fluent Spanish, so I have encouraged all of them to speak Spanish to him. I took 3 years of high school Spanish, which is enough for a 1 year old.

That is my favorite sunscreen. I burn all the time and I’ve gotten some really horrible burns over the years. My face is also very oily and prone to breakouts. That Neutrogena UltraSheer is the only sunscreen that doesn’t make my face oily, gross and broken out.

Thanks, I’ll give it a try! I can always wipe it down with rubbing alcohol and give it to my niece if I don’t like it.

Yes, I was kinja-ed! The screen shifted when I hit reply.