Category Archives: Poor Kyle

Now Hair This

My husband is growing out a beard this fiscal year. p.s. That is a french fry. This he does with energetic vigor and pride, regardless of my dismay and the copulatory frigidity resulting in said dismay. Facial hair on men … Continue reading

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In retrospect, maybe I should have asked her suggestion for a good pimple cream.

This is what I told the girl at the cosmetic counter who sold me the cologne I bought yesterday for Poor Kyle when she found out it was an anniversary gift and asked me how marriage was, since she had … Continue reading

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Waste Removal

Some time ago, when I started thinking about taking on the project of redoing our office, I stumbled upon a box of old letters to my husband, which he received while he was serving a mission for our church. The … Continue reading

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High times, hard times, sometimes there’s nothing to eat. But I always land on my feet.

Over the weekend, Poor Kyle and I took a huge leap of faith. Faith in each other, faith in ourselves, faith in the economy, and most terrifyingly, faith in God. We signed some papers that have the potential to put … Continue reading

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When a Man Loves [but Doesn’t Trust] a Woman

The number one cause of strife within my marriage (besides that irksome Taylor Swift) is when Poor Kyle doesn’t believe me. I married a very doubtful man. He doubts everything: manufacturers’ promises, the power of exercise, hybrid cars, everything. But … Continue reading

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