Tag: Marriage

  • Letter to My Wife

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    I appreciate you. I don’t say that nearly enough. Appreciate is a commonly used word but I feel that it’s lost its true meaning: recognize the full worth of. This weekend, when we got the chance to talk between just the 2 of us (which is a rarity), I realized how much I take you…

  • Effects of Kids on My Marriage (Part 5 of Birth Story Series)

    Effects of Kids on My Marriage (Part 5 of Birth Story Series)

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    At some point before we were married, I told Kacie I didn’t want to have kids. I looked at my three older sisters and the impact that kids had on their relationships and decided that wasn’t for me. Not that they had bad relationships or anything, just the commitment it takes from both sides to…

  • Postpartum (Part 3 of Birth Story Series)

    Postpartum (Part 3 of Birth Story Series)

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    Shortly before our first child was born, a friend of mine had told me to watch out for postpartum depression. I didn’t really know what he was talking about and was quick to forget that he even mentioned it because my wife has never suffered from depression before, at least to my knowledge at the…

  • Miscarriage (Part 2 of Birth Story series)

    Miscarriage (Part 2 of Birth Story series)

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    According to the Mayo Clinic, about 10 to 20 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage. And according to the World Health Organization, there are around 211 million pregnancies in a year. This results in 21 million to 42 million miscarriages every year. That is a staggering number and one I wish I knew more…

  • Sienna’s Birth Story

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    Sienna’s Birth Story Sienna’s Birth Story — Read on thepattavinas.home.blog/2019/08/02/siennas-birth-story/ This is my wife’s birth story.