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Raise Your Hand If …

You’ve ever …

cried yourself to sleep
peed in a pool or lake
masturbated furiously
thought dirty thoughts about someone you really shouldn’t have
farted and tried to blame it on someone else
burped even worse than Barney from the Simpsons
thrown up or forgot things as a result of drinking too much

I know I’ve done most, if not all of those things. . . . → Read More: Raise Your Hand If …

An Essay on Non-Monogamy

It’s not always easy.

Though it’s not always hard.

It can give you everything you’ve ever wanted.

Sometimes a whole lot less. Sometimes a whole lot more.

It can be about freedom and doing as you like, while on other days, hard compromise and sacrifice.

You’ll work your ass off to communicate your wants. Your needs. Your desires.

And along the way . . . → Read More: An Essay on Non-Monogamy

Am I Lazy or Just Practical, pt. 1

Around Valentine’s Day, the husband and I were browsing through canadian based lingerie retailer, La Senza. Not because we were shopping for anything in particular but because we still had 10 minutes before my appointment at the Apple Genius bar to fix my laptop with the whiskey drinking problem. Yes, we are THAT romantic.

I love lingerie, but it doesn’t like me. In particular I love bras. Mainly because they fit me. I’m not really fat around my boobs. I hate buying undies because my belly and butt – not saying I dislike them – but they just don’t like to work as easily as the boobs do. Though I did get a lovely matching set that I am quite proud of and funnily enough, Betty ended up with the same set from Don. Weird, yet awesome! Read more ยป

Fantasies: Confessions of a logic queen

I have an incredibly vivid imagination and yet I cannot even find a mental closet to store my husband in for a little while! . . . → Read More: Fantasies: Confessions of a logic queen

I am not an expert.

Recently I’ve gotten a lot of varied feedback about my online presence. Sharing a lot of your life with the web leaves you open to input, good and bad, something I knew when starting this site at a friends’ suggestion:

Hey! You should start a blog!

Yes. It was that simple and un-thought out.

I don’t think that I . . . → Read More: I am not an expert.

Every Cowboy Sings a Sad Sad Song (Or lessons learned from group sex, while out of the room. And town)

I know that post about Kitty was all sunshine and roses but this one’s going to be a reminder that every rose has its thorn. Even though Steph and I have been doing this open marriage shtick for over 3 years now, we still have things to learn, like the following story will share.

While I was . . . → Read More: Every Cowboy Sings a Sad Sad Song (Or lessons learned from group sex, while out of the room. And town)

Five years and counting

It’s my five year wedding anniversary today. Normally Steph and I don’t really bother with our wedding anniversary but this year is different. We’ve realized that there’s a lot of really great people in our lives – some who have been in our bed, and some who haven’t – that we didn’t know at the time . . . → Read More: Five years and counting

How could I forget!?

Today is our third year Openniversary. Here’s my post from last year: http://notyourmothersplayground.com/2008/08/26/openniversary

My friend @doingitwrong made this for us last year

Three years later and what a ride it’s been. We’ve gone through so many changes in such a short time; being open has really helped us become the people we are today.

So what have . . . → Read More: How could I forget!?

And the lady will have …

The jury is still out on chivalry and its relation to equality, and I think always will be. The politically correct ninjas of the 90′s would like everyone to believe that men and women are equal, but I think somewhere along the line the message got a little skewed. Just like in that little book, oh . . . → Read More: And the lady will have …

Toronto Pride

True story.

What a great weekend I had at Toronto Pride. Though lacking in sleep and limits on alcohol consumption Friday night I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend’s festivities.

It was a great time of hanging with friends, the Drapers and feeling very comfortable in my skin. Last year was the first time that I first officially felt right . . . → Read More: Toronto Pride