My mother and step-father got divorced after almost 29 years of marriage. She was 79 and he was 81! I had made arrangements with the Sheriff of the Court to meet him at the retirement home where my mom was staying in order to be there when he presented the divorce summons. He told me…
There is a large, white-paned window in our dining room. It looks out into a wide tree-lined courtyard that is brilliant during each season. Our dining table is near the window, the very table where I am sitting at now. In this autumn and springtime months (the winter is too cold and the summer is…
It’s a scene that has happened more than once around my house. Feeling tired, I get snippy with my husband James. I give short answers and huff and puff about the smallest inconveniences. If this general irritability persists for more than ten minutes, James will say these magic words: You need to take a nap….
“You never really listen to me; what I say just doesn’t matter…you only hear what’s in your head!” an exasperated wife said to her husband. Does that complaint sound familiar? It certainly does to many people. Indeed, it’s the sort of frustration that drives a lot of unhappiness among couples. If you want a successful…
When it comes to the man who pretzel-twisted the consciousness of humankind with his theories of evolution, we are all entitled to our druthers. However, when it comes to the marriage of Charles Darwin to his wife, Emma, we cannot discredit him entirely. Any couple that can stay married with TEN children must have some light…
