(Why is there a 90’s photo of Jared Leto in this post? Read on to find out……and don’t judge.) Many of us moms often face two challenges when it comes to sex: getting turned on and following that up with great sex. Our libidos don’t fire up when we want them to, or everytime […]
When sex becomes a chore
“Oh my God, three days without sex is like DEATH for me.” says a sweet, child-less friend upon hearing a couple of moms talking about how sex once a week is an honorable goal in our child-full existences. “Oh my God, I NEVER want to have sex.” says a mom of an almost one-year-old […]
Repost: Toy Story: Motherhood and Sexual Healing
An excellent piece from the literary parenting magazine Brain, Child by Meredith Fein Lichtenberg, CCE as posted on Huffington Post. “When I walk in to teach my workshop, the students’ chairs are arranged in front of dozens of vibrators. Along the wall behind me, like my backup singers, is an assortment of arm-sized strap-on dildos. This is […]
Better sex after kids
Sex can get better after kids. Really. I am well acquainted the million reasons why sex is harder to have after kids: time, exhaustion, and lack of interest, to name a few. But I talk to many moms who say that once they actually have sex, they feel more free to explore their sensuality then […]
The Friday Five: Second Edition
Five Questions answered by a mom somewhere in our great country about her sex life. This week’s contributor Z, says this about herself: I am a 39 year-old mom of a 1st grader, have been married for 10 years, work full-time outside the home and am currently relaxed after a great summer (we’ll see how […]