Things to worry about The older parents get, the more their kids can tend to worry about their immediate future. Despite their many years of performing certain tasks, there is always the possibility that things will go wrong. Sometimes parents…
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Getting older There comes a time in every adults life where it becomes painfully clear that their parents are aging. This can be a very difficult revelation for some people, particularly if they have fond memories of the days when…
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July 7, 2014 Friends and Peers
Friends don’t let friends drive drunk. Oh wait, that’s a different subject. And yet, there are some parallels to relationship because people hate to see their friends suffer in any way. The challenge is always knowing what role a person…
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The concept of family time is very important in many cultural contexts as it is an opportunity for parents and children to hopefully strengthen their relationships and build lasting memories. Of course, family time can be very hard to schedule at…
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Family connections are among the most rewarding and also the most frustrating relationships in the human existence. Sibling rivalry can have roots that go all the way back to childhood, but siblings can also be more connected than the closest…
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Some people are still befuddled by the whole “online dating” concept. To them it is difficult to fathom how someone can date online. After all, isn’t a date where you go out to dinner, make small talk, and then decide…
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We study history because it gives us lessons to live by in the future and it helps us avoid making the same mistakes over and over again. We also document the lives and details of our grandparents so that we…
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Cooking is an art form but it is also a regular part of normal life. In some regards, cooking has become a lesser part of modern society as individuals and families get more of their meals from fast food and…
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As adult children start to get older, it may become obvious that their parents are no longer young and active. At some point, the roles may totally reverse themselves. The aging parents who spent a good portion of their lives…
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The first date can be a nervous time as people are trying to get to know one another. Generally speaking, most people hope that the dating process will be fun, either because of the activities or because of the other…
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Dating can be a difficult process even without a lot of extra human errors. Still, it can at least be tolerable if people behave somewhat “normally.” However, if people make egregious errors of judgment, the event can be a small…
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November 10, 2013 Communication
Good communication in a relationship is the key to two people maintaining that relationship and making it grow over time. Without communication, two people can become like “ships passing in the night” without any sort of productive dialogue or mutual…
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At some point in their lives, various people find that they have a desire to discover their “roots”. Sometimes this is driven by sentimentality because they are starting to age themselves. Other times, they are just curious, or they would…
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October 12, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Marriage takes a lot of work, and sometimes that work has to be intentionally performed every single day. The Christian marriage has a powerful base of common spiritual faith, but people are still people and they can sometimes mess up…
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Some people are still befuddled by the whole “online dating” concept. To them it is difficult to fathom how someone can date online. After all, isn’t a date where you go out to dinner, make small talk, and then decide…
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Family is one of the most important aspects of many people’s lives. The legacy of the family tree is what defines some individual’s existence and it can be a source of great pride. For some cultures, continuing on the family…
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Whenever there is a big event like a wedding, there are going to be some sticky issues. Oftentimes, these issues center on money, and more specifically who is going to be required to shell out some cash. Complicating the issue…
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The child can have a vastly different viewpoint on their parents, depending on the age, context, and situation. When children are younger, the parent is likely to be the definitive authority on everything and the child will typically look up…
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Parenting can be one of the great joys in life, and for many people it represents the most important aspect of the human existence. The memories that a family can build combined with the legacy of passing on knowledge can…
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