With so many options available for people to color their hair these days, it’s hardly surprizing that the average lady is confused as to which way to go. If they allow the hairdresser to introduce colored streaks and it doesn’t…
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May 11, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
The brown envelope that arrived with papers that spell a change in your life and tell you that you are single again are a shock to the system. When you consider that 50 per cent of divorced people didn’t chose…
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Hair extensions can be fun but if you don’t know what you are looking at, beware. They can also be very expensive. If you are thinking of experimenting with them, the best type of extensions to buy are those fun…
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I think over the next couple of years, new ones will appear giving much more detail on comparisons of prices and what you actually get for your money, and this is certainly an area worth keeping your eye on since…
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It’s that time of year when everyone is supposed to share the cheer of the season with family and loved ones. In reality, people dread going home because of differences between them and family members. Meltdowns happen when those personalities…
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A sad fact of life is that with today’s divorce trends, many families are faced with re-marriage to people who have their own kids, and are having to blend families together. Children who have been in a situation where their…
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Parents learn by experience how to make thier family life work. Similarly parents within a blended family have a whole new set of learning skills to tackle. Not only do they involve the parents and children. They also involve those…
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Family life will always present conflicts at some stage. Add to this the complexity of having a blended family, and the chances are that the conflicts are more complex. The psychological needs of every member of the family have to…
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What children expect from adults within a blended family are very basic considerations, so that the child is able to settle in with confidence. This article deals with their expectations of adults, since often this is overlooked. It is a…
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A blended family doesn’t always get along. Neither does a family who grow up together and have no disruption to the family unit. What happens is that individuals don’t think the same, and may develop different interests and priorities, loyalties…
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Children’s gender matters when blending families. Apart from the obvious housing problems, the psychological problems facing children from broken homes affect boys and girls differently. There are also issues of growing up to consider. This article highlights the differences and…
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Marriages are difficult enough when there are just the parents and their own natural children. Parents learn to adjust their marriage to the lives of their kids. It’s not an easy transition between being childless and being a parent, though…
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In a blended family, one of the common elements which cause difficulty is logical. A stepchild is a new member to your family. They will have been brought up to different sets of values, and will have their own ideas…
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April 29, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
There are those who would not dream of thinking about second bedrooms within a marriage, and who love the idea of cuddling up with their loved one in the security of a double bed in the same room. Others make…
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The idea of a child having to go through abuse from an adult is abhorrent. It’s an uncomfortable subject for a book, which certain writers have cashed in on as a means to win the sympathy vote from readers. In…
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Arranging a funeral is always difficult. It’s very hard because it comes at a time when acceptance of the death has not yet set in. Loss takes time to absorb. Talking about caskets and choices may seem terribly distasteful but…
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The challenges of being a widow are many. When the bottom drops out of your world with the loss of a spouse, it’s not easy to pick up the pieces. As the days pass after the death, there will be…
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Widows and widowers have a huge burden to bear. The death of a spouse is an experience that equates to nothing else. The person they chose to live out the rest of their days with has gone. This isn’t a…
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Everyone suffers grief at some stage in their lives though no one is ever prepared. Grief is the unspoken problem that is only faced up to through necessity. Unfortunately, this “sweeping under the carpet” of something so fundamentally important doesn’t…
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Although the role of a funeral director may not be understood by those who have never had to use their services, they are very complex. Experienced with details relating to death, the funeral director will guide those who have lost…
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Dealing with depression is something which is hard at any time in a lifetime. However, when grieving, the depressive state makes matters seem even bleaker. The problem here is that negative experience has toppled the balance, and pushes those who…
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When someone dies unexpectedly, it takes the wind out of their sails. Their trust in life is shattered. Unexpected death has a habit of shocking those left behind into a situation where they find life difficult to deal with, and…
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Dealing with grief following any death is difficult. Following an accidental death, grief takes on a new and very difficult kind of acceptance. Accidental deaths can happen at any time and to any age of person. They weren’t meant to…
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In today’s society, the need to grieve hasn’t changed. What has changed is the private way that people can grieve. Gone are the days when people have to sit alone and suffer in silence. Although not always the first place…
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At the beginning of a relationship, there are psychological elements which need to be taken into account. That first month may be the making or breaking of the relationship. This is a period when you are in the honeymoon stages…
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The Internet is a scary place. So often, people misrepresent who they are though not always intentionally. More serious than that is that people complain that they were tricked by someone they met on a dating site. Chances are you…
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Writing an online dating profile is awkward. How many times in life are you asked to describe who you are? It present dilemmas. How much should you tell the whole world about yourself? How honest should you be? Should you…
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Any number of reasons and circumstances may result in an elderly person becoming a part of the dating scene after a long period of absence. Often widows and widowers trying to find another little bit of happiness in their lives…
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It’s extremely difficult to keep inappropriate feelings in check. Anger, jealousy and all kinds of emotions get in the way of rational approach, though this is something which can be worked on. The reason why it’s vital to deal with…
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April 2, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
It’s strange how women view their relationship with their husband when the dust settles and the romantic side of life seems to be overtaken by practicality. One of the reasons women cheat on men is that searching feeling for something a woman used…
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