A Parent and a Friend
This is a hard thing for some and an easy thing for others. I have five children, and each one is so different, that each friendship opportunity was vastly different. Four of them are boys – two of those are…
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Author Archive: Margaret Radisich Sleasman
Why Men should Listen to their Wives
April 9, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
I don’t know about other marriages, but in our 39 years my husband generally listened to me; never followed my advice, but he did listen. In the last few years I have pretty much given up talking to him at…
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Humor Car Salesmen Pushy Salesmen
October 25, 2014 Communication
This is why my car is never going to be replaced with a newer model, even if I have to push it to get where I am going. I know these guys need to make a living too, but I…
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Who are Easier to get along with Fathers in Law or Mothers in Law
In my family, it was not an either/or situation; both in-laws hated me. I was, after all, an older (three years) divorcee with two kids and I lured their baby boy into my spider web. Knowing that we could never…
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Opposite Sided Marriage
January 12, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
This is going to be hard to write as our commitment was two-sided – there were just two different sides. Not sure if that makes sense, but how two people can stay married for 39 years and be so far…
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