Being a stay at home mother is the most maligned career choice you can possibly make. It is not respected as a career choice. It is, by most, considered voluntary and sometimes even willful unemployment. It is considered willful unemployment even…
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People cannot forgive others unless they have enough self-worth and inner peace. Someone once told me that “when we think the problem is out there is in that thinking that is the problem!” Many parents give their children all the baggage of hurts and grudges they have accumulated in their lives when they were children or adolescents. That is, the way…
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Does your teen step away from their computer or television to socialize with the family, or do they simply eat at the screen and spend every hour they can behind that screen? Often parents miss the warning signs of their…
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It is not easy to hear criticism from parents. Most people think of parents as the people that are always in their corner, no matter what the situation. Parents have a tough job trying to do right by their kids…
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In the Tlingit society maternal uncles raise their nephews. This is a means of avoiding the aching affliction of the parent-child affair. This is a profound recognition of the complex connection between parents and their children. The relationship between mothers…
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Moving out on your own is a huge step in any young adult’s life. Because it is so frightening, there are many adults, both young and no so young who are reluctant to do so. This can cause difficulties for…
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You have just finished drafting your plans. Your child’s bedroom will soon be your new spa and relaxation room. Of course, you will miss them dearly, but that ache in your parental heart will be eased, as you soak in…
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You mother carries you in her womb for nine months. Your father and mother are there every day at bedtime (ideally), and there when you wake up. Eighteen years (ideally) of your life is spend under the same roof as…
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When you’re still of school age, or even at university, you expect your parents to organise your adult life, at least to a certain extent. Even if it does annoy you sometimes, you would be surprised if they didn’t interfere…
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Two pay checks are better than one, or so the saying goes. Many a woman has found herself a single mom, paying all the bills on her own and then remarried, but how does that remarriage affect her financial future?…
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The pain of a divorce is not easy to deal with, and it takes time to get everything back on track, including your finances. If you are required to pay alimony to your ex-spouse, plus child support, you may end…
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Unfortunately, you cannot force change upon someone who does not want to acknowledge that he needs this, nor is willing to accept it. That said, even though you cannot change your husband’s difficult behavior, you can control whether you allow him to…
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The number of elderly people who require care is rapidly on the rise. Around 30% of all individuals who are aged 80 years and above require help to accomplish most of their daily tasks. Care for the elderly can be…
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When you research your family tree on location in Ireland, several new records open up to you that are not available online. These records are especially useful for tracing Irish family before 1864, when the Irish civil registration system started…
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The General Land Office Records (GLO) can be used to trace land and title in the United States back to the original Federal Land Patent. The GLO records are also an excellent resource for genealogical research. These records of Federal Land…
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Birth, marriage, and death certificates are important documents that provide vital information about a person. Without them it may be impossible to prove ones identity, spousal situation, or even ones residency. If they have been lost or destroyed it is…
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You’ve cringed at the thought of sharing a room with your sister when your parents decided to move you in the bedroom with her because your grandpa was moving in and needed a room to himself. You thought,”why not just…
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Responsibility. The connotations of this one simple, relatively innocuous word are tremendous. As parents, we hope to teach our children to live well, honorably, and responsibly. Yet we often fail to model those behaviors for them, leaving them with lessons…
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As parents are responsible for everything regarding their children, while a parent may not be putting their clothes on them after they have reached an age where they are considered a “tween” or teen, their clothing choices are still the…
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The answer is during the tween years, parents should be just about fully responsible, but a bit less responsible during teenage years. Once their son or daughter starts getting older, some of the responsibility can be shed from the parent,…
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As you get older the senses get dulled. Not everyone suffers from this, although a lot of seniors do. The senses of touch, smell, taste and hearing may all be impaired with age, and having activities which are geared to…
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Last names define who a person is or from what clan or tribe a person belongs to. What does that have to do with you today? Ever wondered if you were a descendant of Cleopatra or Juan Ponce de Leon? Or what…
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An elderly abusive parent may have acquired this heinous trait of abusing their adult children because of their sickness or even certain medications may cause their behavior to become abusive. It is quite difficult to care for an elderly parent…
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Having several generations under one roof can offer both blessings and challenges. Many cultures believe that it is the family’s responsibility to care for the elders who have been there for them throughout their lives. They do not believe in…
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In today’s economy more and more families are going back to yesteryear with the multi-generational family household. Multi-generational families can be comprised of grandparents living with children and grandchildren, older siblings remaining at home after they turn 18, single parents…
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The “club sandwich” generation is a term that refers to a generation that is squeezed in caring for three other generations in their family. The term is thought to have originated with Carol Abaya who lectures on the increased pressures…
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Children think that adults are in on all the secrets. Adults know things that they do not tell children, and that, when you are eighteen, someone will tell you all the magic things, and you will suddenly be an adult….
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No matter the intentions of a parent who vents about the other parent, children are going to grow up and see things for themselves. All the good, all the bad and all the ugly was there all along, and any…
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Bribery. It’s an easy way to make your child do your bidding. Promise your child money in exchange for chores, and suddenly there are no dramatic sighs, rolled eyes, complaints, arguments, tears, or slammed doors. You don’t need to beg,…
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Large families may often be seen as families with a household of more than six (father, mother and more than four children). In most societies, having a larger household is seen as a status symbol and smaller families are very…
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