Monday night, our first lady spoke at the Democratic National Convention. Michelle Obama blows me away. Last week I watched a viral clip of her doing karaoke in the car on the Late, Late Show. I loved it. I thought, how can she be so natural when she knows millions of people are watching her?
 
It was more of the same when she spoke at the convention. This time, with most of the world watching. I want to meet her. I want to hug and kiss her. I want her to follow in her husband’s footsteps and lead. I hope that one day Michelle Obama will run for president. 
 
She would inspire all the girls and women of color to stand up and be heard and be leaders. She would do it as she does everything I have seen her do, with grace, humility, respect, intelligence and passion. 

The following is a guest post that I wrote for Castle View Academy that was published on July 14, 2016...

It’s easy for parenting styles and the corresponding roles we adopt to become frozen and stuck so that movement and balance are sacrificed at the altar of certainty and predictability.

• Are you sick of always being the bad guy with your kids while your partner is their best friend?

• Do you feel stuck in your dynamic with your partner?

​If they remain unaddressed, rigid parenting roles can have serious repercussions in our relationships with our children and with our partners. It can suck the life out of relationships, paving the way for distance and resentment.

​Read the remainder of this post here.

​On the Love After Kids Facebook page, I have been posting current articles and posts related to parenting and relationships. Here is the second article round-up, which I'll be presenting once or twice a month.

In the spirit of the 4th of July, I wanted to write this post on variations on a theme of independence. Above are dictionary definitions for four variations: Independent, dependent, interdependent and codependent. 
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Independence implies dependence, or the ability to depend upon someone. There is no independence if there is no one to depend upon. But the dictionary definition of independent implies something different. It implies what I often refer to in my practice as non-dependence.