What is the saying about never being able to return home again? Well, tides are changing. Youth and parents alike are finding out how untrue that is. For many moving out the first time is exhilarating. There were unexpected expenses like toilet paper and shampoo which crossed no one’s mind other than…
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It’s no secret men and women communicate differently. I don’t need a book or psychologist to tell me that. All I have to do is think about the last conversation I had with my friend Len and the one I…
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From the time we are born until we reach the age of twenty-one it feels as though we are always waiting for something whether it is the next birthday, starting high school, getting our driver’s license, or being able to…
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February 26, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
The fountain of youth is not contained in just one fountain. Beauty is a multi-billion dollar industry and a great deal of research is dedicated to it. In all such industries integrity and ethics are not always as they should be. Still there are helpful…
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Remember how mom cleaned up those cuts and scrapes and how dad used to throw you over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes? I remember my brothers and I rushing into mom and dad’s bedroom Saturday and Sunday mornings…
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October 15, 2014 Friends and Peers
Life is about relationships and the interactions in our relationships. As a general rule it is not advisable to interfere in a friend’s relationships. It does not matter if we are referring to a relationship with another friend, lover or…
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April 27, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
As a rule people think the purpose of marriage counseling is to save a marriage yet sometimes the opposite happens and counseling leads to divorce. Everyone is familiar with the phrase “don’t fix what isn’t broken” and it is this…
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March 8, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Those with the freedom and privelege of being able to choose their marriage partner likely won’t share the view that there may be a good side to an arranged marriage. As with all things choice seems to be the best…
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January 16, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
When couples fall out of love they may elect to stay married for a variety of reasons such as the marriage vow of for better or worse, religious convictions, or for financial reasons. One other reason couples will stay married…
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