January 16, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Divorces are messy. There is no way around that. Unfortunately, it is often the children who feel that mess the most. They are often losing one of their parents in the divorce, and may even believe that the parent wanted…
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January 16, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
When parents divorce, it can often have devastating effects on the children. Many children think that it’s their fault. Others think that even if it’s not their fault, they should have done something to prevent it. Some get caught in…
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January 12, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
After you have had a baby, you often feel anything but sexy. Your stomach is not that flat bikini stomach that you had before. If you’re breastfeeding, it seems as though your breasts have gone from being fun playthings for…
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January 12, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
For many people, sex is as much a part of marriage as breathing is a part of living. This is why, when these people hear of the idea of a sex-less marriage, they are absolutely appalled by the idea. There…
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January 11, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
We all like adding a little spice to life once in a while, especially in our marriages. After all, a little spice can keep things hot between you and your spouse, and we all need that. Without it, our relationships…
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December 28, 2013 Communication
Dealing with an angry person can be one of the most difficult things that you will ever have to deal with. People who always seem to be angry will have problems getting along with the people around them, and are…
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Most families try to teach their children not to be bullies. However, there are families that tend to practice bullying behavior on a regular basis. As a result, the entire family can be looked upon as bullies. It is unclear…
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December 24, 2013 Communication
In spite of the great strides that women have made to overcome gender stereotypes, these stereotypes continue to plague women even today. One of these stereotypes that women often have to contend with is the idea that a woman who…
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December 17, 2013 Friends and Peers
We all sometimes have a problem with nosy people. It may be a neighbor. It may be a friend. It may be a relative. It may be an ex husband or wife. It may even be your own children. These…
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December 16, 2013 Friends and Peers
When you suffer from social anxiety, making friends can be more of a chore than a pleasure. The thought of approaching someone just to say hello can leave you paralyzed with fear, and that’s if that person is already a…
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December 15, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Doing your own divorce can seem like an ideal solution to the problem of search for lawyers, and the exorbitant expenses that seem to accompany most divorces. However, it is important to keep in mind that there are drawbacks to…
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December 15, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce is not an easy thing to go through no matter what. It is an adversarial process and much be navigated carefully. Some divorces are more adversarial than others and make it necessary to find a good divorce attorney. You…
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December 15, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
There are many reasons that people may put off filing for divorce even when it is inevitable. One of these reasons that people may put off filing for a much needed divorce is that they do not have the money…
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December 15, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce seems to be a time that brings out the worst in everybody. This is especially true of those who like to play mind games. I was married to a man who played mind games with me for 15 years. …
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December 15, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
With divorce rates at nearly 50% give or take, depending on which studies you are looking at, it can make you wonder if people really take marriage as seriously as they once did. When you get married, you promise to…
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December 14, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
It’s hard to be really sure exactly where this quote came from, but it definitely holds true when it comes to ex husbands or wives. There are a select few that feel their exes are entitled to happiness, but there are many…
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Conventional wisdom states that a parent should never badmouth the other parent to their children. Most parents adhere to this most of the time. There are a few slips along the way, especially if the estrangement between the parents is…
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You got through the divorce, and you are over your ex. Now you have found a new love that treats you the way you want to be treated. You share the same interests. You are perfect together. There’s only one…
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December 3, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce is hard on everyone involved, but most especially young children. Young children may often have a hard time understanding what is really going on. Suddenly their parents are not living together any more, and they may see much less…
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December 3, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Being a non-custodial parent is one of the hardest things in the world. You go from being there for your children evey single day, going to parent-teacher conferences and having them be the main part of your life to feeling…
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December 3, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
When parents get divorced, it can often affect the mental health of their children. This does not necessarily have to be true in all divorces. In fact, it tends to happen most where there is a high level of conflict…
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December 3, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
I hesitated to even join this debate as I do not believe that children should be nor do they have to be collateral damage in a divorce. Unfortunately, however, they all too often are. If both parents work together for…
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November 29, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Starting out in a new marriage is never easy. When a bad economy is added to the difficulties of starting out, it can spell disaster before that marriage even has a chance to get off the ground. The good part…
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November 28, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
When many women get married, one of the first things they often want to do is to change their last name. It seems as though it would be a long and complicated process, and in some cases, it is. In…
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November 26, 2013 Crisis Support
Much is written about how to help abuse victims escape. It’s easy to find advice for abuse victims themselves all over the Internet, library or from any other information source. Very little is said about what happens and what you…
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November 26, 2013 Crisis Support
The “syndrome” known as parental alienation syndrome has received a great deal of press ever since Richard Gardner introduced the idea many years ago. While Richard Gardner turned out not to be a reliable source, he created a frenzy in…
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November 26, 2013 Crisis Support
It’s easy to think that when we see abuse in action, we are going to know what we are seeing immediately. What we forget is that perpetrators of abuse are master con men. They are capable of making themselves look…
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November 20, 2013 Crisis Support
Child abusers can be difficult to spot. They do not always appear to be anything other than good, productive members of society. If you really want to spot a child abuser, you have to keep in mind that the signs…
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November 17, 2013 Communication
Weight can be a very sticky situation in any relationship. It’s always a sensitive subject because nobody likes to be told they are unattractive in any way to their partner. Done wrong, it can lead to hurt feelings and further…
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November 16, 2013 Communication
I’m sorry. These two little words are probably the hardest words in the entire English language to say. It’s not because they’re hard to pronounce. It’s not because there’s anything hard to say about the words themselves. Rather, it’s the…
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