Category: I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me
-
I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Pt 9: About Money
One of the frustrating parts of adulting, is managing your finances, at least for me- it’s definitely NOT the sexy part and for the most part as a single parent, I find it frustrating to not have as much expendable cash at the end of each month to “make it rain” with. So, during lockdown, […]
-
I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me About Pt 6: Soul Mates
It’s engrained in us from a young age, the Prince and the princess find each other and stroll off into the sunset. The idea is lovely. Roses and petals maybe even some glitter and fireworks. Or like others claim, a jolt to the chest or electricity. But is that really how it works? Or is […]
-
I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Pt 4: Masculinity
Many many week’s back, I wrote a blog post regarding the idea of women texting each other when they got home, as a way to let your friends and family know that you got home safely. And my thoughts on this was the fact that the steps to remain safe are placed on women, when […]
-
I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Pt 3: Emotional Cheating
I started watching the show Doctor Foster on Netflix the other day (yes, I am VERY behind), and it got me thinking about the psychological stress people go through when they have been cheated on. The questions, you begin to ask yourself, unpacking and reliving major or even minor events in your life, to see […]
-
I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Pt 2: Vulnerability
I was always shown the stoic, resilient, strong female, they are celebrated in our family (as they most definitely should be), but sometimes I wish I knew about their worries. Their fears, feelings of inadequacies, their challenges. Being pregnant with 16 children and birthing 11 healthy gives you some type of superhuman strength, but maybe […]
-
I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Pt 1: Single Parenting
Parenting, parenting, parenting!!! Gah!! There is so much they don’t tell you in the books and so much you are constantly learning! A lot, they never tell you! Adding to that, doing it alone is whole other mental trip! This week on the blog, we’re launching a new mini series of things we wished someone […]