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Raising Awareness Of Domestic Violence

It happens more often than you think. My good friend Alicia has written about domestic violence. My friend Natasha has written about it. So I figured it's time that I talk about it. I have very little experience with physical domestic violence, but I do have experience with the verbal variety. Of being told that I was being a bitch. Or that I wasn't "the queen you think you are." Of being … [Continue reading...]

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5 Years Down

When my husband and I met, he already had his bachelor's degree and was working on his Master's. As the first in his immediate family to graduate from college, he wanted to make a career out of helping other people make it to college. Of course, I found that very appealing. So we talked for a long time. We lived in the same dorm so we saw each other all the time. We were "just friends" for … [Continue reading...]

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Sometimes Marriage Is Hard

I was trying to think of a snappy title, something more enticing but the simplicity of that statement ("Sometimes marriage is hard") is something that a lot of people don't quite understand. They don't understand why marriage is hard at times, what to do when those hard times come, and how to move past the hard times when everything is good again. I've been having some issues offline in my … [Continue reading...]

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What Would You Say If Your 16-Year-Old Son Or Daughter Wanted To Have A Sleepover…With Their Boyfriend Or Girlfriend?

I think I'll just leave this here. Discuss among yourselves: Well, before I go, here's a good comment from a YML reader, from when I posted it on the Facebook page: It sounds to me that the "sleepover" part was really a side note to the main message of her book, that sex is a topic that should be openly discussed with your teens as an eventual part of any healthy, responsible, long-term … [Continue reading...]

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{Love and Relationships} Learning How To Date Again

I've been taking stock of a lot of areas in my life and I realize the one big thing that's missing...is the romance. Most of our dates consist of eating takeout on the couch and I make sure to wear my sweatpants (or leggings...anything with an elastic waist) to make sure I can throw down on my food properly. Not too sexy, but hey, I'm comfy. But perhaps I've gotten too comfy. When my husband … [Continue reading...]

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Crazy Little Thing Called Love

When people ask me, "Tara, how do you do it?" I usually mutter something about how I'm still exhausted and I'm just doing the best I can, but I have to give credit where credit is due. This man is simply amazing. Without complaint, he listens to me vent. This man has lifted me up over and over and over again. This year has been one of the hardest years of my life as I try to figure out what I'm … [Continue reading...]

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Let’s Talk About Sex…

If you're a fan on our Facebook Page (1,735 young mamas and growing!) you know that Eden Fantasys (yes, for the grown and sexy) is one of the sponsors for this blog. I realized, after taking to Maria, the self-described sex toy whisperer (seriously, what a cool job) and blogger outreach coordinator for the company, that I don't talk about sex much on this site. Why is that, I wonder? I know … [Continue reading...]

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The Fine Art Of Seduction…

I posed a question on the YML Facebook Page earlier this week: When was the last time sex was an EVENT? I don't mean the sex that just...happens because well, he's there and you're there and Law & Order just got boring. I mean the kind of sex where you KNOW you'll be skipping to work the next day. And you plan accordingly. You do your hair so it looks AND smells nice. Shave your legs. … [Continue reading...]

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