I Completely Lost My Libido Post-Kids

Sometimes, it just takes time.

May 18, 2022

I Completely Lost My Libido Post-Kids   Today Diana Park is tackling a topic that will be sadly familiar to a lot of moms: the fact that for a lot of us, it takes a while for your libido to rebound after having kids. "I did try as best as I could to get in the mood, but I just wasn't. Then, I kept hoping my low libido would pass and I'd feel like my old self again. That didn't happen either."  She ultimately realized part of her problem was simple: putting pressure on herself. Yup, that'll do it.  — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   READ MORE

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GRANDPARENTS When My Mom Needed Care, My Kids Stepped Up   Alexandra Frost has a lovely piece today about when her mom had surgery and suddenly went from providing child care assistance to needing help herself: "I worried about how my kids would react to the sight of their typically involved grandmother in such a state, unable to move much of her body without help and even needing bathroom assistance. My first instinct was to shield them from this recovery process," she writes. Then, one morning, her 3-year-old took charge – and it changed her entire outlook.   READ MORE

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