Blog - Suburban Turmoil

Am I ready to leap right into a discussion of my dating life in this, the second post ever on my new blog?
Well, that’s actually a story in itself — and it’s one that is playing out much like a quirky chick lit romance novel, now that I think about it.  The kind that gets optioned for Netflix. Hmmm…. Maybe I should wri–...

In my pajamas, BECAUSE I CAN BE.
Well! Fancy meeting you here!
If you’ve come from Suburban Turmoil, you’re probably wondering what all this is about. The fact is, a lot has changed since I started that blog back in 2005. For one thing, my kids, known on the blog as Punky and Bruiser, grew up! Punky is now 20 and...

I don’t know who needs to read this, but —
This is just a reminder that abuse is never okay.
It doesn’t matter if your partner is successful or famous. It doesn’t matter if it only gets physical once or twice a year. It doesn’t matter if he has abuse or trauma in his own past. And it definitely doesn’t matter if he insists he can’t stop the...

For two decades of my life, I was horribly lonely.
Obviously, being lonely had never been part of the plan — After all, I’d spent a lot of time and energy trying to make friends when I moved to the suburbs twenty-odd years ago. I joined moms’ clubs and book clubs and Bible studies, volunteered for Field...