Mothers Day:The day you let your mother know how much you appreciate, admire and love her. As a mother without a mother, Mothers Day no longer feels complete to me. The offers and promotions on television, social media and in the folders are not for me. I do not participate in giveaways such as “win

Ive had some difficult days, days that return every year and that I always hope will pass as soon as possible, my days with a black border. Days with a black border, different for everyone A few days ago was the anniversary of my mothers death, which is always a difficult day even though it has b

A life with (small) children is not always a bed of roses:in fact, romance is sometimes very hard to find. And the sex? Well, like many other mothers, I found it difficult to pick up my old life after giving birth. And not only after childbirth, it actually remains a recurring issue. Especially with

Composite families, it may all look equally nice at first glance, but -if that is the case at all- it often does not come naturally. Composite families often have to work really hard to create a good foundation for all parties. First the definition of a blended family; this is a family in which both

The story about our newly formed family is complicated, which is why the names are fictitious and a number of things are named differently. Not only the newly formed family is special, but also the way there. It starts in August 1998, when I am almost 14 years old myself. My sister (Sasha) is 12 y

Being yourself, how hard is that really? We live in a densely populated country. Almost everywhere you go, there are other people too. Are you always aware of these others around you? Or are you just doing your own thing and not paying attention to your surroundings? And when you feel the presence o

Being married to someone who has a narcissistic personality. What does that do to you? How can you deal with that and how do you maintain the relationship? The story below about living with a narcissist is shared anonymously. Anonymous because otherwise it puts all relationships under tension, which

Hooray, its my mother-in-laws birthday and the good man turns 64 today. Were going to my mothers at 4 pm, my wife calls from the kitchen. Meanwhile I tweet:“how do I get out of my mother-in-laws birthday?” “Youre not listening again, are you? she shouts. Welles, I snap. I can hear were going to see

Hahaha, just that first sentence of the research and press release triggers me. Women give from feeling, men want to be considered attentive. Uh, okay, so men dont want to be attentive, but to be considered attentive 😉 . Table of contents Be attentive or want to be considered attentive Hand ov

Sometimes it takes a while for it to sink in, but in the end it really is that your family and your family are the most important thing. Making memories has therefore become a kind of mantra for me. Do you want to work full-time because you want to build a career? Nothing wrong with that. But when s

I could tell by his voice that something was wrong. “Do you have a new girlfriend?” I asked curiously. He confirmed. It was serious and he actually wanted to introduce our daughter to her soon, but wasnt sure how. We solved it together. I would probably prepare her and then he would have the convers

When one of the partners disappears, the elderly often become lonely. Taking care of themselves may also become more difficult, and even something they sometimes dont feel like doing. When you have sat at the dinner table with the two of you for 50 years, the fun is gone for many people when you sud

Perhaps this comes out of the blue for some, but when it comes to providing informal care, I can only shout DOEN wholeheartedly. Of course you have to be able to combine informal care with your work and yes, it also puts pressure on your own private life, but it is definitely worth it. Ill tell you

Social media was once meant to connect people. And connect them with each other. The latter has certainly succeeded. Unfortunately, many people also take this opportunity in a less social way. Have you ever been verbally abused on Twitter or Facebook? And, lets be honest:have you ever scolded someon

Especially during my single period, I was often asked the question:“What is your type of man anyway?” Often I knew how to describe some qualities of my ideal future man:sporty, self-confident, humor. To this I would add that it had to be a “real man”, whatever that means. Table of Contents How

In every relationship, discussions or arguments sometimes occur. Often these discussions are about the most trivial matters and they are also conducted on an evening that should have been just as nice or cozy. No pressure at all † What starts as a minor disagreement can quickly turn into a huge figh

The days of breaking up and yelling bye as you slammed the door into the merry single world are over. If youve been in a relationship and you have children together, its not that simple anymore. The father of your child(ren), however ex, you have to continue with that. But talking to your ex can be

Embarrassing moments:As a mother, Ive been through enough. Afterwards I can laugh heartily about it, but at the moment I prefer to sink through the ground. “Embarrassing!”, I think, as the shame appears on my jaws. Another time I shrug, because I know this is just part of motherhood. Below are eight

We have been renovating for years. Although intermittently and also in different homes, weve already tackled so much that I really had to think about it while writing this blog. It is a fact that renovating has an impact on your life, and on your relationship. Some people are good at doing odd jobs

Today I received a press release from Smartphonehoesjes.nl about an investigation into checking your partners phone. The survey itself was conducted among nearly a thousand respondents and actually immediately caught my attention because the subject is quite controversial. Because regardless of the