by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Love
Every relationship, if it lasts long enough, has to survive periods of intense stress. While there are certain life events that cause a great deal of stress, like changing jobs or schools, getting married or divorced, having a child or having a child go away to school...
by Shadra Bruce | Divorce, Doing it Alone, Let's Talk
MomsGetReal™ Poet Extraordinaire Tammy Bartholomew My makeup goes onOver my swollen eyesCan’t you seeIt’s just a disguiseHide the painThis evil spellTrying to get out ofThis living hellSmiling friendsThey think I’m alrightKnow something is wrongFrom the...
by Shadra Bruce | Keeping Marriage Strong
Even in the supposedly enlightened 21st Century, my husband and I face criticism for the lifestyle we’ve chosen. It’s not all that out of the ordinary; it’s simply that I am the primary breadwinner who works full-time (albeit from my home) and Dave...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Love
I said I love you and that’s forever And this I promise from the heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are. —Billy Joel Loving without judgment can be hard for parents to do. I’ve seen so many parents be incapable of accepting...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Love
Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb Throughout the month of February, MomsGetReal has been featuring articles sharing ideas, advice, and experiences with love and relationships. The month – and our focus on relationships...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Love
All month long, MomsGetReal™ has been talking about love and relationships. Hopefully, our thoughts, advice, and insights have been useful to you. Today, however, the only love we can think about is the one we lost five years ago today…our mom. We learn first...
