Category: marriage
Just A Little MORE Respect
I am on a role with this respect series so I am going to go ahead and post what I just shared at a couples’…
The Respectable Husband/Father
With permission from my husband, Edric, I am writing this entry. “If I want my family to respect me, I need to be respectable.” His…
Love Beyond Poetry And Passion
When I was married in my 20s, I knew only of young love — the kind that inspired poetry and passion. But now that love…
Complement, Don’t Complicate
“Complement, don’t complicate me.” That’s what Edric said to me at 35,000 feet in the air, on the plane home from Brazil. I was nagging…
Sunrise On Copacobana Beach
A couple of nights ago, Edric told me he was feeling lost. (With the number of hats he has to wear, juggling his responsibilities can…
What Is This Love?
Brazilians are very much like Filipinos — warm, relational, and sincere. It’s been such a joy to interact with them and get to know their…
Just You & Me, Baby!
No kids. Just Edric and me. I miss them but this is a lot of fun! We needed this time away. The perks of childless…
Vomit
It’s not a pretty title but it’s my descriptor for what happened this afternoon, in the car, on Edric’s leg, on his leather shoes, on…
Live With Your Wife In An Understanding Way
We were in the middle of a morning run when I opened up to Edric about my frustrations with our househelp. The day before they…
It’s So Hard to Say Sorry…Sometimes
With five kids who are dual citizens, US and Filipino, Edric and I have to visit the US Embassy and Department of Foreign Affairs more…
You Are My Kryptonite
Edric threw his work bag into the back of the car, and plopped himself beside me. “You are my Kryptonite,” he said, throwing his arms…
