When taking on the challenge (and responsibility) of dealing with a parent, many factors must be taken into consideration. I hate to say that “ground rules” must be set in place, but in essence – they need to enforced. I…
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Regardless of the circumstances, it is NOT okay for a parent to ever vent to their kids about the other parent. I’ve been there. It’s not fun. It affects you and the way you look at life. In my situation,…
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Stay-at-home moms are at a disadvantage when it comes to recognition. They’ve probably never got all that they truly deserve but can feel even worse about it today as we’ve come to view so much of life in values borrowed…
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A mother’s role is to rear her children to be productive and self-sufficient adults. That role requires that the necessary social skills to negotiate and argue effectively be taught. If a mother has done her job when rearing the children,…
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Dealing with a mother who complains Mother’s are some of the greatest people we’ll ever have in our lives. However, mothers are not perfect nor are their children. Someone who complains always do it because they expect perfection, or it…
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The story always starts out exactly the same. The new, happily engaged couple brings their prospective spouse home to meet Mom and Dad. Everyone is on their very best behavior. No one can see anyone else’s dark side until after…
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As a child growing up, I always remember my father punching my left arm at the dinner table, “Because he felt like it.” I am one of four daughters, number 2 in the line, and for some reason, I was…
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It was August of this past year when we lost our mother and my father lost his wife 4 days short of his 37th aniversary. Standing there in the hospital with him there was nothing we could say to make…
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How parental disappointment can make you a better person: There are times when most people have felt some type of disappointment or embarrassment concerning our parents. You grow up wishing you belonged to a different family. You wonder why you…
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One of the most unjust elements of twentieth century psychology was the notion that you could always blame your parents. Everyone recognises and understands that people are shaped by their experiences as children: no-one would doubt that. But the idea…
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In a parents viewpoint, on some level their child will always be a child in some regard, simply because they have seen a baby progress through life to stand independently and prosper – but in the back of their memory…
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“Boomerang Kids” is the label given to adult children returning home and living with their parents. The United States census report of 2005 states that approximately 80 million households have an adult child living with their parents. I first heard…
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In my family, it was not an either/or situation; both in-laws hated me. I was, after all, an older (three years) divorcee with two kids and I lured their baby boy into my spider web. Knowing that we could never…
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Above all other things, if you are happy, that is all that matters. But that is easier said than done when your parents are all over you about your new found partner. It is important to plead your case but…
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What? My parents won’t be alive forever? Even though we know that our parents will not live forever, it is our tendency to disregard this fact. It’s only following the death of one of them that reality strikes. Then, every…
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A girls guide to moving back to the parents It is not easy moving back in with your parents, but sometimes a woman has to put their pride on the back burner and accept the fact that it’s time to…
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My biological mother left me and my father, who was then working in another country, when I was just a few months old. She visited an uncle and told him she couldn’t take care of me anymore.. That she can…
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As a mostly full time stay at home Mom for the past 12 years I would have jumped and said NO WAY,recognition? HA-HA! That would have been 3 years ago. But I have since had a change of heart, Let…
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Forgiveness is the law of God that encompasses my soul. I had not one but two mothers to forgive in my life. I was born into a family of three to a mother who had been previously married, she already…
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It is a daily routine, in my household, for there to be screaming, cussing, and just constant bickering. Usually the arguments are over something so simple. It seems like the anger between every member in my house has just gotten…
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To decided whether or not it is easier to get along with Fathers-in-Law or Mothers-in-law really depends on the relationship the two have with the one you’ve married and the personalities, morals and values of all persons involved. You can’t…
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There’s something special. Something significant between fathers and daughters and dads and daughters – but a dad-daughter relationship doesn’t just happen. You may ask what is the difference between a father-daughter relationship and a dad-daughter relationship. Fathers tend to be…
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Everyone would like to be part of one big “happy family”. What are the dynamics of a “happy family”? Most families enjoy happy times together. However, enduring the crisis and harder times together as a family, may serve a much…
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Many families today are attempting to adopt healthier lifestyles. Some have been frightened into it by rising obesity rates. Others just want their families to stay as healthy as they already are. Whatever your reasons for wanting to have your…
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If you want to raise a large family, you should give it a lot of consideration. If you are already living in one, you are probably being inconvenienced. Living with a lot of people can bring many hassles. You will…
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Hey, are you still here? You do know the party was last weekend, right? No, no, it’s really alright. I absolutely don’t mind if your mother stays for another three months. Other than lying, having a house guest overstay their…
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There are many small steps families can take to begin living a greener lifestyle. While altering their homes roof and replacing tiles with solar panels would be a grand move to make towards becoming green, there are many, much smaller…
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The time has come when every individual needs to assume some responsibility for reducing their negative environmental impact and help in the fight to preserve dwindling natural resources. There are so many ways that every member of the family can…
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It is advertised over and over again that the holidays are a great time to be with family. Most people get holiday pay or days off for Christmas and that allows time to spend with family and especially children. Most…
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These days, spending time and bonding with the family is incredibly important. Unfortunately many families neglect to spend enough time together, particularly during the summer when the weather is fantastic and they should be taking advantage of it. During the luscious summer…
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