Not What I was Looking For

So along time ago my chef husband purchased a book for me. I don't exactly remember the name of it but it was written by the wife of a Chef. In my giddiness and glee I dug right in and after about two chapters threw the book down and said, "That is not what I was looking for." The author was married to a chef and together they owned a restaurant. She worked along side of him running the front of the house and keeping the office work in order. Don't get me wrong I hope to be that wife someday when we own our own place and when that occurs I will read that book and hopefully be able to relate and enjoy it. I was looking for a book about the loneliness and heartache that comes with loving a chef. I wanted to read about someone else who was sitting at home nights, weekends, and holidays while their chef was hard at work. I wanted to read about a mother consoling her child when they were upset that chef dad missed their big game, science fair, or holiday play. I wanted to hear how that person felt and dealt with the pressures and issues that come with loving a chef. I didn't get that. I didn't bother looking again until just recently when like I said earier I found the desperatechefswives blog desperatechefswives.com After poking around there for a bit I found what I was looking for other wives and mothers that have had to deal with the same things I have and can relate to almost exactly what I have had too deal with. I have to confess right now I am not so good with computers so this won't be pretty but it will be real experiences and situations I have dealt with and I am sure there will be more to come. My kids have also started asking questions about the past and more specifically about their chef dad and I and how we met and what we were like "back in the day".