In my last entry, I wrote about my parents’ relationship and how they became my sort of yardstick for marriage. Since Moe and I just celebrated our 4rth anniversary, I decided to write about how we sort of discovered our own lessons as well. Sidenote: I'm also the putz who forgot about Valentine's Day, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this entry makes up for my … [Read more...]
Love & Relationships
ADULTING 121 (ON #RELATIONSHIPGOALS): Learning From My Parents
February, cheesy as it may sound, is the month of love. This is especially true for me because a lot of the significant relationships in my life have their roots in February. My parents’ anniversary is on February 10. It would have been their 37th year of marriage. Moe and I will be celebrating our 4rth wedding anniversary a week before that as well. Having our … [Read more...]
Adulting 115: Learning from My Little Brother (Part II)
Last week, I shared some stuff on my brother and our relationship as siblings. Sharing with you some more stuff this week: ON THE LADY PIG’S UNMENTIONABLES Det, at a young age, had pretty advance motor skills. He went from toddling precariously to literally climbing the walls and gleefully exploring every other panic-inducing area of the house. He was however, pretty slow on … [Read more...]
Adulting 115: Learning from My Little Brother
It was my brother’s birthday last week, so I decided to do some sort of tribute-like sibling post about him. Unlike my mom and dad, who I’ve written extensively about in my old blog, I don’t really talk about my brother as much. My family has never been mushy-showy. As a result, Det and I are used to showing affection in more brutal, deprecating ways. In fact, there is a … [Read more...]
Adulting 109: Friendship Lessons (Part II)
A few weeks ago I shared some insights about friendship. Sharing more of those this week. ON GETTING WHAT YOU GIVE: I learned that in any kind of relationship, you kinda have to learn how to reciprocate. You can’t expect people to give you the time of day for example, if you never show up. Or you can’t really expect them to share personal stuff with you if you don’t do a bit … [Read more...]