Bud asked if I liked spanking. Mike’s first email was an erotic story. The artist guy took me out to brunch then turned out to be penniless.
Read the full story »What We See In The Mirror and How We Feel About It
The work that we do and that we wish we did
Our emotional, spiritual, and intellectual selves
Mates, children, parents, siblings, friends
What we think about what’s happening outside our door
by msmeta of Adventures at Midlife
The Daily Beast, Tina Brown’s new excursion into tabloid online journalism, has an absolutely heart-wrenching collection of posts from women who have been slammed by the economic crisis. The last …
by Liz of Inventing My Life
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about nature vs. nurture, genetics vs. environment. When I first started thinking seriously about becoming a single mother, I was really leaning …
I’m not talking about mothering at midlife, raising the kids that you had when you were in your twenties or thirties. I’m talking about becoming a mother at midlife. According to Newsweek, the number of …
by Karen Batchelor of MidLife’s A Trip
I am a relative “newbie” on the blogging scene. Oh, I’d heard of blogs. But 1 ½ years ago if you had asked me to describe blogging, I would …
By Denise of Not What It Seems
…is my body apparently. No longer blessed with even talents for stating the obvious or spouting florid cliches, I am at the mercy of my bodily functions. Or perhaps …
by Darryle Pollack of I Never Signed Up For This
Just saw on the internet there is news on the scientific frontier. A study was released today showing that a million people a year, mostly men, …
Here’s another excerpt from Laura G’s powerful relating of her experience with spousal abuse:
By Laura G, of Rebellious Thoughts of a Woman
Four years ago, on a Sunday morning, I was attending a conference for …
by Carol J. Clouse of No Clocks
If you feel perplexed about your life, and cannot fathom why you do the things you do or exactly what the hell your problem is, individuals exist who can …
by Allison Allen, of WomenBloom
My life is pretty good in many ways these days. I’m healthy, holding up pretty well physically in most ways despite creeping middle age and Birthday 51 coming up at …
by Celeste Lindell of Average Jane
It all started when my husband was in his mid-40s. He’d spent most of
his life as a musician, but had recently become a regional sales
representative for a wholesaler. That …
by Darryle Pollack of I Never Signed Up For This
The perfect title for my blog. Art. Procrastination. The connection between them. But honestly I don’t even know where to start.
Should I start with the fact …
A couple of weeks ago, MidLifeBloggers published the first of Laura’s moving posts on an abusive marriage, Get Your Words Off Me. This week, we’re featuring the other side of the story: Kris’s description of …