So the unthinkable has happened; you’re moving back in with Mom and Dad. Your Lexus-after-graduation dream has evaporated, and your student loan is so high that moving back home is your only alternative for paying it off in this life….
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Imagine posting a (younger) picture of yourself on your online dating profile, only to have your date not recognize you the first time you meet face to face. Not only does that amount to a waste of time and effort,…
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Many people believe that love is reserved for the young. But it’s not. After raising children and sending them on their way, many couples have difficulty adjusting to the change in marriage dynamics. Many marriages fail at this juncture –…
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In spite of what you’ve read in fairy tales, there is no perfect man. But you can still find the man you want and be happy in love. What a woman wants. Most women know what they want in a…
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April 24, 2015 Friends and Peers
* Becoming a Mom * When a woman begins having children, she goes through a transitional period where she feels alienated from her friends. Suddenly, her life revolves around being a mother, and – for awhile – everything else takes…
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If Romeo and Juliet were real people and had lived, they would have stayed together because of the customs in Shakespeare’s day and the life span of less than forty years. Would they have made it today, though? Never. A…
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February 15, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
A woman can always make the most of her appearance, no matter how old she is. She can take special care with her hands, nails, hair, figure, face, and attire. A 55-year-old does not need to dress like she is…
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This is not your mother’s world. Society has undergone great changes since the 1950’s and the 1960’s when women’s and men’s roles were simpler and more clearly defined. Today she can chase him – and not lose face in the…
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January 28, 2015 Skin and Body
Every woman would like to remain youthful looking forever. But, all women are going to age, whether they want to or not. There are, however, some lifestyle choices that will slow down the clock a bit and keep a woman…
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So you’ve made the decision to end your relationship. All you need is the courage to do it. But you are hesitating because of your guilt. Maybe your significant other is going through some other big problem, or maybe he…
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January 16, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Deal-Breakers: First you have to decide on the deal-breakers – those things that you will absolutely not put up with from a significant other. You won’t be a Swinger or a Scientologist. You refuse to tolerate verbal or physical abuse. …
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January 14, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
We live in an age where superficiality is at the forefront of success and popularity. Appearance is everything, especially for women. Whether you are a secretary or a telephone repair person or a doctor – it doesn’t matter – the…
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December 16, 2014 Crisis Support
No one can honestly say that they are not afraid of dying – well, not unless they are in line for beatification. Fear of the unknown is part of being human. Though we cannot completely erase this fear, we can…
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December 1, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Sixty percent of all first marriages fail. For second marriages, the failure rate goes up to seventy-five percent and gets higher with each subsequent marriage. It would seem, then, that marriages are not improving with quantity. Yet, even with these…
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Every year on the Sunday before Christmas we get together at my mom’s house for what we call our “Dysfunctional Family Christmas.” My parents were married for 21 years. Then my father and mother divorced, and my dad married a…
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September 1, 2014 Skin and Body
Mammoplasty is the surgery that is performed to change the size of the breasts. Whether you are having a breast augmentation or a breast reduction, the procedures are very similar. Before Surgery: The week before your surgery, your doctor will…
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August 28, 2014 Friends and Peers
There are lots of ways to help an independent friend or relative – whether he asks you or not. Just know that – for awhile – you’re going to have to go it alone. Recently our good friend, Tina,…
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August 28, 2014 Friends and Peers
Because of my dad’s job, growing up, we moved a lot. But I adapted. In fact, I remember when I was five-years old going door-to-door in my one of my new neighborhoods, asking if – living there at each house…
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August 28, 2014 Friends and Peers
Fifty years ago, you just didn’t get a divorce because of the negative stigma attached to it. You just put-up and shut-up, and bad marriages abounded. The only difference between then and now is that fifty years ago, you endured…
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In a world where the hearts of men have grown cold, there live our pets, who have nothing to offer but unconditional love, acceptance, and comfort. Their adoration is unchanging. Some of them would willingly die to protect us. Our…
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August 11, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
More than just an enjoyable feeling, love is an action. Marriage is more than a contract and the natural result of love as it progresses. But society, today, wants to feel the love in all areas of marriage, and if…
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A relationship without conflict is one that is going nowhere fast, while strong conflict resolution skills facilitate relationship growth. When two people live together as husband and wife, there are going to be things that they don’t like about each…
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Sixty percent of child sexual abusers know the child that they are abusing. Usually they are not a family member of the child, but they are a trusted, close association whom the child feels safe with. This type of abuser could be…
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Most of the research on domestic violence was conducted between 1970 and 1990. This is because the funding in this field migrated from the Department of Social Services to the legal system. The courts have been throwing most of the dollars…
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May 14, 2014 Friends and Peers
We humans are social creatures that function best in community. Therefore, gaining the respect of our peers is important to most of us. Many people think that blending in with their peers will bring them respect. But that doesn’t work. …
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Thirty percent of men and women who were abused as children will become abusers as adults. What happens to the other 70%? Most of them will become victims. • Abuse: Major Cause of Injury to Women Battering is the major cause…
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March 23, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Anyone emerging from divorce has to redefine herself. She is no longer one-half of a couple. She is singular – alone. She’s probably lost her credit and is living on less income. Friends that she shared with her (now) ex-husband no longer seem right. It’s…
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February 16, 2014 Communication
Open communication is essential to the quality and longevity of any marriage. Couples with open communication are stronger than couples without it. For most couples, though, good communication skills are not inherent. They are learned by working together. Rough Waters:…
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January 26, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce produces many negative emotions. Even when the divorcing person is no longer feeling raw jabs of betrayal and regret, they will still rise up occasionally and reinjure. Places and memories will generate emotions of failure and anger. Mutual friends…
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December 14, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Even though some people divorce to make life more tolerable, divorce is not for the fainthearted. Whether you are on the initiating or the receiving end of a divorce, it’s unlikely that you will emerge from it unscathed. This is…
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