Invisible in My Own Marriage
Ethan doesn’t see me anymore. I could dress up, change my hair, or pour my heart out, and it wouldn’t make a difference. The effort I put…
From Love to Routine
Daniel and I used to laugh together. We had inside jokes, playful teasing, and those late-night conversations that made time disappear. I used to catch him looking…
A House, Not a Home
Lately, James feels like a stranger. We live in the same house, sleep in the same bed, eat at the same table, but it’s as if we…
Fading Into the Background
Mark and I barely talk anymore. Our conversations feel forced, as if we’re just checking off a list of daily necessities—Did you pay the bill? What’s for…
Writing My Own Ending
Divorce didn’t end my story; it just gave me the pen to write a better one. For so long, I believed marriage was supposed to be my…
Choosing to Shine
I traded a marriage that dimmed my light for a future that lets me shine. For years, I shrank myself to fit inside the walls of a…
The Weight of Waiting Too Long
Walking away wasn’t the hardest part—realizing I should have done it sooner was. For years, I told myself things would get better. I clung to memories of…
Breaking Free to Build Again
Divorce didn’t break me; it set me free to build the life I was always meant to have. For a long time, I thought marriage was supposed…
Letting Go of Dead Weight
I didn’t lose a husband—I lost the weight of someone who couldn’t carry love the way I deserved. For years, I tried to make things work, convincing…
This classic piece holds many precious memories for me. Its origin story is quite remarkable.
If you ever found yourself in a classroom or an office in the 1970s, chances are you came across one of these—a vintage 1970 Boston “Self Feeder”…