In any relationship, obviously, circumstances will vary according to the individuals involved. In my relationship with my father, I have learned that the key to good, healthy, enjoyable communication involves affirmation. My father was, and is, mostly a quiet, unassuming…
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As awful as it may sound or how harshly it may be looked down upon by society, there are times when some people need to end a toxic relationship with their parent. Not everyone has a Cleaver-like home life. Dealing…
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Parents are supposed to love and care for you. They’re supposed to be the source of unconditional love during the journey of life. This is not always the case, though. There is no screening process in nature for good…
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The first time your parents meet the man or woman you have chosen to spend the rest of your life with, there would be nothing better than to receive their undying approval. Sadly this isn’t what happens at least half…
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ABSOLUTELY! Mothers usually have an intimate understanding of her children’s personalities, and having watched them grow up she know the history and development of their relationships. She will often be able to figure out the real reason for the conflict,…
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The key thing to keep in mind and you will learn it as you get older, is that we are all human and we all make mistakes. A mother has made mistakes in her time and you are about to,…
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Parents often are responsible for the behavior of their children as adults. Good parenting is very much reflected in the behavior of well adjusted grown children just as poor parenting has the unfortunate result of producing troubled adults. Parenting does…
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Ah. And the age-old excuse returns. I could quite easily sit back now and say, “Mother, I am clinically depressed and unable to deal with it. And it’s all your fault.” There. The blame is passed. I can now continue…
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When it comes to the point that you feel you are ready to fly from the nest, you soon begin to realize that life is in no way, shape, or form, that simple. It can be a very stressful, if…
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For many years, I believed my father to be an evil man. He was selfish, aggressive and dominating. He was everything that I should avoid and everything that I should hate. My father was the Devil incarnate. Now I am…
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The responsibility of a parent is to nurture their children and to instill in them the values that will allow them to be good citizens. It is too often assumed that if an adult child acts in way which contradicts…
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Fathers are individuals who teach their sons how to grow in men. Fathers are individuals that protect their daughter from harms way. So I believed… I remember getting my first ever boyfriend, and being only fourteen; this was the most amazing…
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Child support enforcement agencies are set up now, in practically every state in America, to help you deal with dead beat parents.In the ideal world, then, you could just report the non-paying parent, and the agency would jump into action-…
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Believe me! This is not something done willingly. Not even something that happens out of necessity. It just… happens! It doesn’t matter what we do, or how hard we try to stifle the inner voice that sounds just like…
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Some may think that pleasing their parents is an unattainable task, a dream that only perfect people can accomplish. Of course, most of the time this is not true. Try the following tips to please these most important people in…
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This was a very hard question for me, on the one hand I would love to say that the parent is completely responsible for the way that their children behave as adults. On the other hand, family experience has taught…
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My mama was clever And my daddy loved her forever. Laura Nyro December’s Boudoir It is unrealistic to expect parents to always model ideal behavior in front of children. While they want to demonstrate to their children that they have a…
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Life has a long process of learning about the world around them. Kids need to be taught the rights and wrongs of the traits that may determine their future. Conflicts and opinions of others is just one of the emotional…
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This is something that I walk through everyday. Sometimes a simple sorry fixes the issue. Although I have found in more times then none, saying sorry is just a band aid. Therefore I believe that a lot of issues take…
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Without Parental Love, A Child Is Never Whole This seems a somewhat easy topic for me to write about. Although, it may be easy, is certainly is not without an abundance of pain for me and I’m sure, for others…
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Ending a relationship with a toxic parent can be one of the most difficult things you will ever do. It goes against everything society teaches us. We are admonished to honor our parents, to make room for them in our…
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Parents are obligated emotionally and financially in the raising of their children until their children reach the legal age of adulthood. This transfer of financial responsibility from parents to their children should occur as early as eighteen years of age….
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Building a strong relationship with your child requires constant maintenance. Luckily, it is simple to incorporate some “mandatory” conversation within the regular structure of family life. There are times when children and teens do not want to talk to their…
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Everyone wants to be able to trace their family back as far as they can. For many this means following the travels of their immigrant ancestors right here in America, sometimes, for over a century. If you are lucky enough…
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Active listening is paying close attention to what another is saying, offering feedback to ensure you heard the speakers words correctly, acknowledging the speakers feelings and asking questions, when appropriate, to encourage further conversation. Poor listening habits, such as interrupting…
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Most families try to teach their children not to be bullies. However, there are families that tend to practice bullying behavior on a regular basis. As a result, the entire family can be looked upon as bullies. It is unclear…
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With the extended family now firmly fragmented all over the world, parents are often the only role models and sole caregivers to children in the home. Shrinking family sizes and late childbearing mean that the generation gap is sharper and…
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Technology and the Internet have made genealogical research much easier and now many are immersing themselves in this process. This industry has grown a great deal in the last decade thanks to the Internet. Now it’s easy to simply visit a…
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Fall activities can not only be fun but great learning experience as well. Baking. Its cold outside and what better way to keep warm and teach how to make delicious holiday recipes such as Pumpkin pie, Pumpkin loafs, sugar cookies…
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