Lately, One of my girlfriend’s husband has become emotionally abusive. Each week, she will call me crying about the horrible things he says to her. Each time I try to give her the best advice I can without making her fell alienated, but I am not sure how much I can continue to listen to this. I mean at some point she needs to stand up to him and leave him, if not for her self, for her children. I realize it is easier said than done – after all it took me much longer to leave my ex than it should have.

I worry for many reasons for her. One, I fear for her well being. At this point, it is only emotional abuse, but what if it leads to violence? Two, she is beginning to think less of her self. A once confidant woman now doubts her choices, her body, her face, and her worth. Lastly (and most importantly), I worry for her children. The more they witness this, the boys will begin to think this is how you “love” a woman and treat her, and their little girl will begin to think it is acceptable to be treated such a way. I have tried talking to her, but always in a friend sort of way – the last thing I want to do is push her away from me - but it never makes a difference. She continues to call me crying and I try to be a shoulder to cry on, but I just don’t know what to do. Can someone please give me advice on how to be a good and supportive friend.

The other day, while lost in thought, I had a classic nonsensical debate with myself trying to discern why summer is so much more preferable to me than spring in terms of my children and what their days bring to my table.  I couldn’t put my finger on it; sure, one of my kids gets

As I write this, I miss my son mucho mucho. I am at work right now and can not help but stare at the many pictures I have at my desk of him. As spring approaches, all I want to do, is spend the days at the playground, park, going for walks, and playing with

I recently just found out that a friend of a friend has their newborn baby set up with their very own Facebook page.  Maybe you weren’t aware of this, but I didn’t know that newborns could type, let alone sit up by themselves in a grown-up chair and type out their three-day-old life story online.

I know the calendar says it is springtime, but the weather has not been in sync.  So in my mind, spring cleaning could be postponed.  However this weekend, the weather was finally sunny and warm and  I was excited to finally open my windows to get some fresh air into the house.  But, ugh, once I got to the

I have three beautiful and healthy children, and for that I know I am very blessed. I had no trouble getting pregnant (basically the first try for all three which was awesome for me, although I think my husband missed out on months of constant sex!) and I am blessed for that as well. However,

I spend a lot of my time wasting time, waiting on others.  I cannot even begin to tell you how many people I know, and 99% of them are moms, who must think that their time is more valuable than my own.  One of my pet peeves in life is to be late somewhere, and

So I’m shopping around one of the local stores while I’m on vacation.  I no sooner hit Aisle 3, when I see a young boy pitching a total hissy fit on the floor right under the Cookie Crisp cereal boxes.  Here’s this poor mom watching her son (who I’m guessing is about 7 or 8)

I can remember being so excited when I found out I was pregnant and wanted to run to the maternity stores to buy a new wardrobe!  I kept my pregnancy  a secret from my workplace until I passed the 4 month mark, and I was able to get away with wearing my business attire and just kept suit jackets on

As new moms, we all make mistakes. It is a given that as a first time mom, second time mom, etc., etc., we will make a mistake – after all none of us are perfect. And I know I am far from perfect in life and with my son. I try to be the best