Dear Mother-In-Law
After my son's dental surgery, his girlfriend and I fussed over him, quietly competing for who loves him most. Mother-in-law clashes are customary, but for the first time I walked…
A Tale Of Two Wedding Dresses
Once upon a time, there was a Princess named Valerie who vowed never to wed. She was more intent on the glass ceiling than a glass slipper. One enchanted evening…
When You’re Married A Billion Years, And Still Dancing
On Sep. 23, Val & Ken celebrate 22 years of wedded bliss (oxymoron). We’ve loved and hated. Fought and made up. Created life and mourned death. He’s seen the ice-queen…
20 Years To Life
The judge asked, “Do you take him, And commit to being a wife?” “I do”, I decree, “He’s the one for me.” I’m doing 20 years to life. The honeymoon…
