Keep Reading→Dear Stuck,
You are so brave and fabulous for writing in, admitting your indiscretions, and reaching out. Thank you for you. Before I even begin to respond to your amazing and important question, I want to apologize and ask for your forgiveness.
The reason: I’m not really going to answer your question in the way you were hoping.
Dear Brooke,
I wish I knew where to start! I've been married over 30 years....like most women, when I married I had a pretty decent figure. Never had children but I was a smoker for a number of years. After smoking for over 35 years, I QUIT!! I was told by everyone not to worry about gaining weight - even my husband agreed.
Not only did I quit smoking but I also entered into menopause around the same time (can you say double-whammy for weight gain!!) I know I cannot blame everything on these 2 things alone, though.
Keep Reading→The IsCollection's annual wedding issue came out last week and the editor asked me to contribute something not unrealistic-over-the-top-weddings-and-engagement-and-love-and-relationships-are-perfect-in-every-way-googly-mushiness... She said Brooke, write something real, and I said, Ms. Editor, you've come to the right place....
So, here is "The Thing About Being Engaged" ...some romance and some reality all mixed up in one Soapbox Therapy package.
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