When families have falling outs it can sometimes be as gentle as children arguing with a parent, or parents arguing over who left the toilet seat up. It also can be as volatile as major disagreements over money. All studies show that arguing in front of children in a non-respectful manner causes great stress to… Read More When the bough breaks
…and when I say fencing, I mean putting up the kind of thing that goes around gardens or on property lines. Not the Olympic sport. For a few years we have been talking about putting up a fence around our backyard. Mostly the reasoning is to keep the dogs from playing “OH LOOK A SQUIRREL”… Read More Fencing Lessons
If you talk to someone who is polyamorous and ask them if they are in the closet or not you will get a different answer every time. Polyamory is still not completely mainstream or accepted by many of the older generation, since they equate it with unethical practices of cheating, or the (unfair and incorrect)… Read More Poly Adventures: Meeting the Family
Todays post is a guest post by Anne, Ottos wife! Read and enjoy! Hey all, this is Ann! I haven’t posted anything yet to the blog, but after reading through Otto’s entry about children of the mind, I felt like I had to respond. Before I became a part of the cule, I never thought… Read More A Long Road to Children of the Mind: By Anne
Its been over a month since I updated, and I had sworn I wouldn’t do that! …I guess I was wrong. Life sometimes gets busy. Life sometimes gets crazy. It leaves us feeling like we need to just survive each day, and make it by the skin of our teeth to the next. I have… Read More Organizing is HARD!
“Patience is a virtue” goes the adage. And while sure! I completely understand and agree with it (and even preach it to my kiddos) I find that its hard to do in practice. As evidenced by some of my previous postings, one can see that I clearly enjoy chickens. What isn’t there to love about… Read More Patience is HARD
It seems like when I look at blogs these days they are about food, homesteading, or sewing. Of course they would be, because those are things that many people enjoy doing. Everyone likes to eat…! And eat healthily, right? We personally enjoy trying out the many different recipes from Skinny Taste. ( https://www.skinnytaste.com/ ) Everyone… Read More Teaching Self Sufficiency
This was written over 6 years ago, during a time when I struggled with finding myself and the depression that comes hand in hand with that. I have found that looking back at old writings and examining them allows for good introspection, and seeing how one has grown. Or perhaps how one has not…! I… Read More Darkness Calling
I know. Its another of those annoying buzzwords! Polycule. A cutesy word that has been appropriated by some of us in the Poly community to refer to our extended families. Some folks don’t like using it. I personally find it amusing. So we use it. My personal ‘cule is made up of one main circle,… Read More Meet the ‘Cule
Its humid… but it’s nice. Life isnt perfect, but its good. I am trying to embrace that thought process. That what I used to be was one thing, and now I am becoming something new. I used to work tirelessly all day long, be it office or outside. I was an ox. Lifting heavy things,… Read More Slow Down
Full Spouse 