Marriage

She’s got a hold on you

by Judy Schwartz Haley

I knew it wouldn’t take long for her to wrap Daddy around her little fingers. I didn’t think it would be so literal. Baby Girl likes to grab the hair that grows at the base of Daddy’s throat.

Of course when Daddy calls for Mommy to rescue him from Baby’s clutches, Mommy laughs and stops to take [...]

It was a long day that followed a long night. We were both frazzled, exhausted, irritable, and in that careful, walking on eggshells, mode of interacting – trying, somewhat successfully, to avoid snapping at each other over nothing. I was on the couch working on my laptop while rocking the baby in her chair with [...]