November 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Life would be significantly different if there were not “cheating hearts”. In fact, society as a whole would be very changed without those experiences. Think of television programming. What would a soap opera be all those couples just being faithful?…
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November 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
It was our first monumental fight after we got married. As I recall it was over not hooking water up to the ice maker in the fridge and not filling up ice trays. As you can see it was truly…
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November 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Exactly what is marriage? In the Unites States marriage is a legal contract between two individuals that have specific requirements, costs and legal responsibilities. Some may argue that it is a way for states and the United States government to…
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November 16, 2015 Crisis Support
If you really want to understand the constant pain and thoughts of suicide it requires a different mind set than the everyday person has. The thoughts that surround suicide are not ones that typically run through everyone’s daily thoughts. There…
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First dates are often a real trial. If you aren’t prepared and don’t have ground rules set up it can be a miserable time. There are definitely ten things you should not do on a first date and probably many…
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Meeting others who enjoy the same interests as you should be a fairly easy thing. It doesn’t require much, just be open and observant and do what you enjoy. Keep it simple. Let’s say you are a huge fan of…
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I sure wish I had read about this before I went on my cruise! We almost didn’t make it. We were so unprepared. Perhaps sharing my experience will help someone else. In our real life I get up and am…
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Perception is everything in the eyes of a child. They learn, they know and they understand what they are shown. The key to a child’s happiness is the family happiness. Happiness is something that comes from within and much like…
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October 24, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Love, hate, jealously, are somehow very closely related. We need to work out the details so we can have healthy relationships with those we love. If we can’t have a healthy relationship we need to have the courage to end…
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October 24, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Anytime someone takes on a new role in their life they tweak their label a little bit. If you are going off to college, you are now officially a college student. If you get a new job you have a…
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October 24, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Marriage was originally designed to last a lifetime. The vows almost always include “till death do us part”. If you are considering marriage there are definitely some wrong reasons to take the vows. ~To be happy If you are not…
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October 24, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Marriage is not easy. People change. Circumstances change. Relationships change. It seems like the first things to do to save your marriage is learning how to adapt to changes. In fact the way you deal with change may make or…
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October 23, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
A marriage is more than a set of vows, it is a legal union. There are some rights that are deemed by laws that come with the state of marriage. These should be honored and respected. They are an important…
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October 13, 2015 Communication
It seems a little sad that the society has become so complacent that people are not truly certain if their spouse is being emotionally abusive or not. It is reminiscent of a patient in the hospital. She was in the…
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October 5, 2015 Friends and Peers
Music truly does soothe the soul. Music therapy is used many medical, environmental, and mental health situations. Music has power. It is used for celebration. Celebrating friendship is a worthy and enjoyable experience. Here are a few of my personal…
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October 5, 2015 Friends and Peers
For whatever reason you and your friend are dealing with a friendship that is not working. We are going to assume for this article that both of you want to continue with the friendship. Here are some suggestions you may…
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The term salvage implies you have already had the disaster. For whatever reason the two of you are not a match made in heaven. So why not practice with some honest and open communication to spin the date in a…
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September 30, 2015 Crisis Support
Children learn what they see. Every child believes that their family situation is normal. Children may recognize bad behavior and they assume that same bad behavior is happening to everyone on the block. They have all just been instructed not…
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September 22, 2015 Friends and Peers
Friendship is an important part of life. It is possible to make it through life with few or no friends, but it is a rough and rocky road. Having healthy friendships in your life can benefit your emotional health, your…
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September 19, 2015 Communication
Caller identification and personal ring tones have changed the way we handle most of our phone calls. We have the ability to know who is calling most of the time and we can make an informed decision about answering the…
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September 18, 2015 Friends and Peers
” A new friendship is like an unripened fruit ~ it may become either an orange or a lemon.” Emma Stacey A new friendship has come your way. You have enough things in common that you can spend time together…
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September 18, 2015 Friends and Peers
A platonic friendship is defined as a relationship transcending physical desires and tending toward the purely ideal or spiritual level. These friendships can be very deep and important in out lives. Sometimes they do cause a problem. Well maybe there…
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September 9, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Living with a toxic partner was probably not the goal when you chose your partner. It could be that signs were ignored. It could have been a optimistic outlook that things would change and get better. Whatever the reason, it…
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September 9, 2015 Friends and Peers
Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.” Mark Twain There are so many things I share with my friends. I would hate to open my…
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What does it take to create a co-dependent relationship? The relationship is one where there is someone who has an addiction. They are addicted to something unrelated to the relationship. For example, they may be addicted to drugs, alcohol, shopping,…
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Clingy, yup that’s me. In fact, it would be in my top ten list of traits if everyone who knew me were to write a list. It may not be some thing I am proud of and aspire to, but…
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Adults often display bad behavior and the majority of the time it can be ignored. However, there are times when children may be present or their behavior is having a negative effect on many people. When this is the case…
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Passive -Aggression in a defense mechanism for dealing with anger and hostilities. At one time it was described as a personality disorder, but currently it doesn’t meet the standards. Sometimes it is completely intentional the passive-aggressive is aware and planning…
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Most parents are older, wiser and have the best interests of the child at heart. They don’t wish them any undo pain or harm. In general, most parents truly love their children. They work and center their lives about what…
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Having an adult child living in the home is less about parenting and more about respect and rules. Since the person living with the parents is no longer a child, the child parent relationship takes second seat to landlord relationship. …
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