I'm just a stay at home mom from New England. I have three kids who keep me on my toes, and a husband who loves me enough to live with my quirks. I am an extremely lucky woman to not only come from a somewhat disfunctional, yet very loving family, but also to have married into the same.

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I don't know about little boys since I never was one, but growing up I dreamed about my marriage. Well, to be fair, I probably dreamed about my wedding more than the marriage. The actual life after the wedding didn't enter my mind much until I was already half way into planning my first wedding. Just as clue, that's not the best time to come to this realization.

After my first marriage failed, a few things became obvious to me. The first, and most important thing, is to choose a partner wisely. You can work at a marriage until you are blue in the face and banging your head against a...

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