Nicole Merritt

I guess to some people I just come off as being aloof. Some may even describe me as intellectually immature. Others may simply feel that I am just shy and prudent.

I try to ensure that my husband knows he is loved, but the challenges and stresses of motherhood often distract me from such.

Figure out what that buzz is for you and do it — each and every day.

A big part of me believes that it is time that everyone, myself included, stop faking the perfect life, the perfect marriage, and the perfect relationship. This is tough.

You will undoubtedly, not too long from now, have a family of your own. And down the line, when the time comes for me to leave, I need for you to decide not to be sad.