When Your Role Is To Be Seen, Not Heard
May 1, 2009 by Eve McKinsey
Filed under Relationships
I was reading today about how Nicole Kidman opened up to Easy Living magazine about her marriage to Tom Cruise. Feeling like her career, her goals, were always secondary – the primary responsibility being to support Tom’s career first.
I can’t imagine she’s alone in feeling that way her marriage. While I’m fortunate enough to be in a marriage where there is an ebb and flow to who needs extra support on any given day, it’s never a question that we both have incredibly important things we want to accomplish.
“Traditional” spousal roles are still pretty common among many marriages – and …read more
Funny Things Kids Say: Tom’s In Town
April 30, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Family, Parenting
I’m sure some of you know the phrase, “Tom’s in town,” or maybe “That time of the month.” For those that don’t basically it’s the female’s menstrual cycle hitting… ya know the period. Well, the hubby and I know the phrases well and I tend to give him a head’s up when it happens. But this time around we were caught by a little eavesdropper.
“You going this weekend?” I asked him.
“Yeah, probably. No call otherwise. I don’t think they’re concerned.”
“It’s perfect timing,” I reply, “Tom’s in town.”
That’s when we discovered our oldest was listening in on our conversation and started …read more
Now I Can Look Like Katie Holmes.
Ok..I know this site is supposed to be dedicated to, for and by “working women.” But let’s face it…many of us are wondering about some things that are much more superficial.
TELL me you did not want to know what Katie was wearing at her Roman, albeit Scientologisitic wedding?
What a smack in the face to the Vatican? Also, where’d she get that dress? I heard it was Armani…but it looks a little Marshalls-y to me..Tell me it doesn’t. LOL.
I was going to write about how disappointing it is for a woman who is my age, who has to deal with hair …read more




