Remember the days when your vacation would start when you got on the airplane (or even when you got to the airport)? Shoes off, magazine open, head back, relax. Now getting there is the most traumatic part of the trip. Is there anything more frustrating, exhausting and socially debilitating than flying with small children? Read the rest of this entry »

OK, OK. Time to set the record straight. It’s funny. It’s a little bit serious, but mostly it’s tongue in cheek (sorry), and we know that most people who’ve read the book are smart enough to figure that out and laugh about it with us. Yes, that’s right, the Five Minute Fix (p. 142 if you really want to know), that hardly revolutionary sexual technique we suggested as a possible way to address the supply/demand problem that can occur in the bedroom when there are small kids in the house, seems to have hit a nerve with some people. Apparently the idea is so shocking that one newspaper even speculated that Babyproofing Your Marriage was, in fact, written by men. Because, really, what woman in her right mind would propose such a thing!
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So, ladies, what’s it going to be for Father’s Day this year? Do you want to stick with the usual standbys - necktie, sporting goods, power tools - or instead, really try to knock his socks off? Read the rest of this entry »

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and women everywhere are looking forward to an extra hour of sleep, a cute card from the kids, and maybe even breakfast in bed. While a day to honor Moms is a fabulous thing, May 13th shouldn’t be the only time we give ourselves permission to put our feet up for more than ten minutes, or allow ourselves some time to do whatever we please. Assuming your thoughtful husband will give you a brief respite from the assembly line this Mother’s Day, use the time to think about your own personal happiness. Think about it because you, as the Mom, the captain of your family enterprise, have a duty to be happy. Duty is a strong word for it, but that’s exactly what it is. When we are parents, our personal happiness is a responsibility, not a luxury. Read the rest of this entry »

May 13th is almost here, and, like us, you’re probably looking forward to some Mother’s Day perks - that extra hour in bed, the cute cards from your adorable kids and a brief respite from your motherly duties. If you’re like a lot of tired moms, sex is probably not on your wish list for Mother’s Day, or any other day for that matter. But what about putting it on the agenda, as a little surprise gift to yourself? Remember how much you used to enjoy it before exhaustion and Mommy Brain took over? Are you not, somewhere within the sleep-deprived haze of your new identity as mother, still a woman who wants and deserves a good sex life? Read the rest of this entry »

Ah, another Mother’s Day is right around the corner and yet again, Dads, the pressure’s on. Make the wrong gift choice and you disappoint the love of your life. Buy the wrong card and you might get the cold shoulder for weeks. But, fear not, for help is at hand. We’re here to clue you in on the way to get it right this year. You just need to remember the Three A’s: Appreciation. Affirmation. Acknowledgement. Just pick one and run with it. All your wife really wants for Mother’s Day is to know that you appreciate her, and all that she does. Most women couldn’t care less about a gift, they want your time and your attention. To women, effort equals appreciation. So expend a little effort on her behalf to show her you still think she’s worth the time and energy you once put in to pursuing her in the first place. Not too sure about what we mean by “effort?” Read the rest of this entry »

Family Man®
“Intimacy in a Postpartum World”
By Gregory Keer

Back when my wife was about to give birth, I worried about - me. Aside from my excitement about the arrival of our third child, I thought about the future of my life in the bedroom.

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