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Pregnant Wife’s ER Visit for Husband With “Man Flu” Has the Internet CRY-Laughing!!

‘My husband is on the floor, eyes closed, moaning, ‘Syyydd. I can’t see.’ Is this a joke. He has a flu symptom that doesn’t even exist. Actually I can’t. I should leave. Where is this dude’s mom.’

She Had No Idea Her Daughter Had a Food Allergy Until It Struck. Then a Stranger Saved Her Life

Florida mom Meg George writes about how she discovered her daughter's life-threatening cashew allergy in the exact moment of her first reaction, which was severe and critical.

Dear Parents, Please Stop Saving Your Children

Please, stop saving your child. Saving them from making a mistake. Saving them from every tough situation with a friend or peer. Saving them from consequences.

Brie Gowen

Brie Gowen is a 30-something (sliding ever closer to 40-something) wife and mother. When she’s not loving on her hubby, chasing after the toddler or playing princess with her four-year-old, she enjoys cooking, reading and writing down her thoughts to share with others. Brie is also a huge lover of Jesus. She finds immense joy in the peace a relationship with her Savior provides, and she might just tell you about it sometime. She’d love for you to check out her blog at BrieGowen.com.

Wife Gives Husband a Lingering Hug & Kiss Goodbye—3 Hours Later, His Text Leaves Her in Tears

"I heard my phone vibrate as a text rolled in. It occurred to me then as I saw my spouse’s number pop up on my phone that I had not texted him earlier as I intended..."

“We’re Always Tired”: To My Husband in This Phase of Our Marriage

"I know you love it as much as I do. But I’m tired. You’re tired. We’re worn thin. Somedays I think we’re both just holding on tight to this wild ride we’re on."

How Being a Busy Mom Almost Killed Me

"Mentally and emotionally, I was slowly killing myself. I loved my children, and I loved doing things for them, but what they really needed was a mom who wasn’t stressed out most of the time."

What Are You and Your Husband Really Fighting About?

"I realized in the midst of my argument with my spouse that I wasn’t so much lashing out at him. I was lashing out at my lack of control. I was lashing out at uncertainty, and I was frustrated that he didn’t respond to that like I did."

I Wish I Could Celebrate With a Drink

"How many moms called wine their 'Mommy Juice?' And if I had a dollar for every exasperated mom with wine meme on Facebook I’d be a rich lady."

Why People Are Really Getting Sicker

I looked over at a physician I have worked closely with for over half a decade and asked, “do you think as a whole the patients are getting sicker?” It didn’t take him long to agree emphatically, “they sure are!”

What Women Can Do That Men Cannot

So many times women want to be able to do all the things that men can do, but in that, they lose sight of all the things they can do that men cannot.

An Ex-Husband, Ex-Wife & 2 Addicts: The “Happily Ever After” That Hurt So Good

"Me calling him my ex-husband’s name as I walked drunkenly through the house at 3am. Him keeping secrets from me. Me going through his pockets. Him never looking me in the eye. Both of us addicts, just of different substances."