When every instinct you have is screaming, “This feels wrong!” YOU NEED TO LISTEN. I spent so many years trying to fix things. Trying to...

My oldest left in October. We had been in this experience for a total of almost 9 years, and in the house together for almost 5. By some...

Year 5 in the house, my oldest, without a word, packed his bags, lugged them to his truck and drove away. I had no idea he was leaving,...

There are so many ‘if I told you, you would never understand how we stayed one more day’ stories. If you string all of the stories...

It’s year 4. The break-ups have already been happening. The kids are already unhappy. I am already not who I want to be. We have already...

We’re Out of Here So yes, I moved the three of us out. We lived together, all 5 under one roof, for a grand total of 2 nights. The first...

I moved into his house on a Wednesday. The plan was to live there, until we found a place to buy together that had room for all of us. I...

My girlfriends came and helped me load my furniture into a moving van. They didn’t want me to move. At year 2 of 9, I didn’t know yet...

When we met, I was still living in the home that I had been living in for six years. Me with my two boys. I loved that home. It was...

The first time was a few months in, not long after the ‘toilet seat’ conversation. I can’t even remember what it was about. That is...

I thought it was normal. Everyone knows that people fight with each other. Everyone said, “blended families take work, they’re hard.” And...

The years were long. That’s how I feel now when I look back. Years that dragged on with the same results no matter the solutions I tried...

The beginning was confusing. We met and both had young children so for the first few months only saw each other when our children were...

I remember the first time I cried in that relationship. The first time I felt small. The first time I felt embarrassed, like he thought I...

I can still picture the day I met him. We decided to meet at a trail, and go for a run. Sounded perfect to me. I pulled into the parking...

My childhood was happy. My parents were together. I had a brother, three years younger, and we were close. I always had friends. When I...

Nine years ago my entire life experience shifted. Through the shadow of him walking down the stairs, then being there in front of me,...

I was starting year 5 of having walked away when I began writing this story. 5 years after I left to feel safe enough to even begin...