I have three children, two boys and one girl, and I have to answer this question with an astounding “no”. The evidence is clear when both my boys are the total opposite. One is defiant to no end, and the…
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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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If you as a family are looking to spend more quality time together, there are plenty of activities for you. Family fun can be had on even the smallest of budgets. You will also be happy to know that family…
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We can all appreciate the convenience that technology has brought into our lives. It can save us time, labor, money, and allow us the freedom and means to realize our dreams. It has definitely opened up a world of endless…
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Family describes more than our father, mother, brother, sister, and everybody in between. Family, like the word love, has a twofold meaning: we can associate it with people we are romantically involved with, and we can associate it with people…
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Deep inside of everyone lies the profound desire to hold on to the sanctity and security of what we perceive family to be. This is best defined as your support system. People you turn to when you seek advice, love,…
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I love the Scots. They gave us bag pipes, some awesome castles, a good Mel Gibson flick (with a brilliant soundtrack), and they even made it acceptable for men to go commando in skirts. Our very economic system also has…
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My first boyfriend was the Father of my first born son. I was 15 when I met him and he was 18. When I was pregnant I was at my happiest but I had a horrendous birthing experience.. He was…
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Some kids just don’t want to let go. They may have relationship issues or problems holding down a job due to immaturity. These kids often boomerang home many times throughout adulthood. But today there is a new kind of boomerang…
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Because in the past few years the terms dysfunctional and functional family have been tossed around in every other sentence or court case involving a minor, we have become a jaded society and firmly believe that there is no such…
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Do single mothers raise bad sons? I suppose it depends on your definition of “bad”. Is he “bad” as in – he’s a troublemaker? Or is he “bad” as in – he’s not attentive to his mother and is a…
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In a world that seems to be consumed with the acquisition of wealth, some children are seen by their own parents as nothing more than a commodity – to invest in them and see a return by the time they’ve…
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Facing the difficulties of raising a large family: Raising a large family on a shoestring budget is something I learned 20 years ago. I was a single mom of two, and then I married a man with two. Then we…
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Uncontrollable Circumstances: How To Cope With Change In these turbulent times, it’s difficult to know what will take place in the future. One thing we can be sure of is nothing stays the same. It’s difficult to adjust to change…
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“Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.” John Kenneth Galbraith Man, I *love* this quote. It’s so powerful! I’ve been doing a…
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I once read a sign that said, “If Mama Ain’t Happy Ain’t Nobody Happy”. That’s pretty much how it is in my house. And if Mama ain’t balanced, Mama ain’t happy. I was raised by two working parents in a…
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The year 2009 will always stand out in my memory. In January, to my utter shock, my mom suffered a stroke. It completely blindsided me because my mom has always been energetic and full of life. She has suffered from…
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One fulfillment in life is to have a happy and united family. It is in the family where every member learns how to be a better person in the community with virtue and responsibility. There are many ways to have…
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Children need their parents. The influences of both a mother and a father are important to the growth and development of children. Children look up to their parents and crave their approval. When they do not get the attention of…
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An Alarming Situation Makes for a Peaceful Morning Here’s a question for you: If given the choice, would you rather be awakened by the gentle caress of someone slowly nudging you out of your peaceful slumber or by the abrupt…
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He is the type of person who needs a lot of social interaction in his life to feel complete. He was a very lonely man being single and he was looking for a woman to fill the empty emotional space…
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Yes, if you were raised by an Italian mother, who was the youngest of eleven children, blood is thicker than water; blood is thicker than a Friendly’s Double Fribble Frappe; blood is stronger than super glue, and blood rules all…
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Narcissistic Family Member The wind beneath my wings song exhibits empathy towards family member who survive within the world of an societally successful individual but a narcissistic personality would not view this sacrafice. Family members look to the family unit…
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The sun is the brightest star and center of our solar system. The farther a planet is located from the sun, the colder it is; the closer it gets, the more the planet burns. Each planet orbits around the sun….
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Children should get paid for doing chores. They should also have some chores that they do not get paid for. Chores in general are useful in teaching children. They can learn new skills, how to take directions, how be helpful…
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If put on a weighing scale, one always finds the difficulty of determining which really is more valuable – the career or the family. Married women with children, especially little children (babies) are the ones who encountered the difficulty of…
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Common day societal roles and structures have enabled the concrete definition of a “family” to disintegrate into a completely different context than it was in previous generations. In the world of today, the label “family” that in previous generations referred…
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It is easy to be an advocate for paying children to do chores, and the earlier in life this begins the better! For the sake of clarification before we move deeper into this issue, what a child is paid for…
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Family as defined is the basic unit of the society. It is where we earn our first education from our elders. It is where we are formed and become who we are in the future. Family is the most important…
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When I was a kid, I was a big fan of Dynasty and The Colbys. LOVED them. And Dallas (even though I was only about 9 years old and used to be mortified if there was any kind of love…
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