September 5, 2015 Friends and Peers
I’ve had some good friends over the years, and I’ve been lucky in that regard. I’m also lucky, in another way, because two of my best friends now are my husband and my youngest daughter. My husband and I were…
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A family reunion is for FAMILY, right? So what would be bad enough to cause a family member to be excluded from the family reunion? True, I have sometimes wished that one or another of my family would stay away,…
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I have a grand-nephew living abroad. He and his wife (and their three sons) all live in Italy, where he is stationed. They have been there now for around five years (I’m not sure when they actually moved there). The…
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July 13, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
No matter how beautiful a woman looks on the outside, the true beauty lies in what is on the inside! I have known several beautiful women, and most of them were not what most people think of as beautiful. But…
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As a child in the 1940s, I was taught to keep quiet when adults were talking. I wasn’t especially expected to listen to what they talked about, unless they were talking directly to me. However, there were times when I…
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June 14, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
If I had to choose between being thought of as being smart (brains) or being beautiful, the choice would be easy. I would immediately choose brains. Yes, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, and that “beholder” may think…
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June 4, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
The very best foundation for a lasting marriage is commitment from both parties. If one party is committed and the other isn’t, the marriage probably won’t last. And that commitment has to be an ongoing thing; you can’t be committed…
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May 25, 2015 Relationships and Family - Other
Love at first sight? There may be a remote possibility that someone could actually feel love for another person, the instant he or she lays eyes on the other person. However, what is called “love at first sight” should probably…
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My ties to my birth family were forged by the time I started school at the age of six. Living in a four-room house with 7-9 other people forces everyone to get along fairly well, working and playing together. And…
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March 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
My question would be “Why should not having sex with your spouse be a crime?” True, your spouse has the right to your body, and you have the right to his or hers. But does that mean that sex HAS…
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I’m not sure I would actually go so far as to say that people are born gay, but I would say that some people seem to be gay from early childhood. And many, by the time they are teens, have…
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March 14, 2015 Friends and Peers
My answer to this question is a resounding YES! I know that, for many people, it is inconceivable that men and women can really be “just friends”, but I have had many men friends who were no more than friends….
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Women cheat on their partners for many reasons, some of which are the same reasons men cheat on their partners. We do need to remember that cheating can go either way, and isn’t always the woman’s fault. And many women…
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Being in a relationship does NOT guarantee happiness! Happiness is not something that you can buy, borrow, steal, or be given. Happiness comes from within a person, not from something outside of that person. Relationships can enhance happiness, if the…
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December 16, 2014 Crisis Support
I’ve only had the opportunity to “say goodbye” to one person in my entire life. That was a nephew, who knew that his time was close the last time I visited him. My daughter and her children had come with…
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I met my first in-laws by accident. My first husband and I had been friends for a while, and he asked me if I wanted to go to Hodges’ Gardens with him that Saturday. He was a teacher at the…
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Actually, the question should never be asked. Homosexuals are people, and the benefits of marriage should apply to ALL couples who have made a decision to set up a home and be a family. They haven’t given up their citizenship,…
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January 14, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
To begin with, I want to make it clear that I’ve done both. With my first husband, I HAD to take his name; it was the law at the time! When I divorced him, after over 28 years of marriage…
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January 12, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Showing love to your partner should almost come naturally. After all, you married him/her because you fell in love with that person. The marriage hasn’t changed you, and it hasn’t changed your partner; the only change is that you are…
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I am the sixth of seven children. My only sister was a little over seven years old when I was born. There were two brothers older than her (the younger was six when she was born) and two brothers between…
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