ayelet waldman, part 2

A few weeks ago, writer Ayelet Waldman and her NY Times piece "Truly, Madly, Guiltily" were the center of a discussion on Oprah. The gist of the article is that her relationship with her husband takes priority over her relationship with her children. She points out that many mothers, after having children, seem to refocus all their passions and energies on the offspring, leaving nothing for their husbands.

I don't care for how Waldman equates love with sex. She writes: "I am the only woman...who seems to be, well, getting any..." and follows that with how she wishes her other mommy pals "could experience a love as deep as my own." But I DO agree with her point that we should make maintaining our spousal relationships top priority, not to the neglect of our children but, in fact, to nurture them and teach them by example how to love another.