How Does Blood Clot?
Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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The Modern Family Tree
There was a time when “family” had two traditional components. There was the nuclear family, meaning parents and siblings, and the extended family of grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. Tracing genealogy and creating a family tree was straightforward and uncomplicated….
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The Hidden Hazards of Giving too much
August 1, 2013 Relationships and Family - Other
When you give and share and expect something in return, like a compliment, a simple thanks, a favor or whatever it is, then you are not really loving. You are actually doing business. Why? Because business is about expecting returns….
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The Health Related Dangers of Complaining
Is there anything more annoying than a chronic complainer? Perhaps, but it is often hard to imagine. Even the humorous Saturday Night Live (SNL) characters, Doug and Wendy Whiner, portrayed by Joe Piscopo and Robin Duke from 1982 to 1984…
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The meaning of a ‘Dear John’ letter
The infamous “Dear John” letter is a concept that has been around for years. It is considered to be a letter that tells a man that his girlfriend or wife is leaving him. In a cliche, it is usually that…
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The Meaning behind Common Marriage Customs
August 1, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Brides and grooms are deluged with details when planning their wedding. Included is remembering all of the traditions that fall on this day such as: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. The questions sometimes comes up as to…
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The future of online dating
The Pew Research Center has released the results of a study which shows that approximately one in ten Americans have tried online or mobile dating. Nearly two thirds of those who have tried online or mobile dating have gone on…
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The enabler’s role in the dysfunctional family
Are you part of a dysfunctional family? Do you enable this behavior to continue within your family? There are many ways that people keep on enabling dysfunctional behavior within their families. It is possible to stop doing this and start…
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‘The Love Dare’ challenge
August 1, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Marriages are a continual work in progress and are often in need of repair. “The Love Dare” by Stephen and Alex Kendrick is a book designed to help give renewed vitality to struggling marriages and is also recommended for strong…
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The injured child inside: A memoir of a transsexual childhood
At the age now of 68, I am still troubled by nightmares of attending school in the 1950s. As a transsexual teen, I did not know what I was and neither did the teachers and students. Being different from other…
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The Disadvantages of Cheating and having an Affair with a Married Man
He probably said he’s leaving his wife. That he was stuck in an unhappy marriage, and has been for a long time. If it weren’t for the children, he laments, he might have already left. He said that during these…
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The Disadvantages of being Single
You live in the age of computer technology that has taken precedence over real person to person communication. As a result you may feel estranged and at a distance from others nowadays. To add to this, being single brings its…
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The Disadvantages of being Single
There may be plenty of reasons to enjoy being single, but not everyone is able to embrace the single lifestyle with enthusiasm. If you’ve just been dumped, having been in a relationship for a considerable period of time, it is…
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The challenge of being the middle child
Middle child syndrome includes a set of behaviors and characteristics prevalent in children born in the middle order of birth specifically the second up to the second to the last children. A middle child has the tendency to display lower…
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Telling a Shy Girl that you like her
Rather you are a flirtatious mastermind, or an average Joe; shy girls are always the most difficult to open up to. Opposed to the outgoing girls who tend to make conversation starting easier by doing it themselves, the shy ones…
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The Boomerang Kids
There is an hilarious, rare species of bird that may remind you of a few adult children, who, like this type of bird, encounter a problem living in the same nest with the parents. The parent birds can only hatch and…
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The different Types of Funeral Services
Funeral services take on many forms and it’s important to understand the differences, and to know the preferences of loved ones, so that arrangements can be made that suit the kind of person they were and give tribute to their…
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Teens, say no to dating violence and unhealthy relationships.
There are so many women out there who are being abused daily by men who should never be in any relationship. These are selfish individuals who think they are the only person that matters. They may be of the old…
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The Differences between Marriage and Family Therapy and Individual Therapy
August 1, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Therapy, or psychotherapy, involves meeting with a therapist for the purpose of resolving feelings, entrenched beliefs, problematic behavior and somatic responses to stress. Psychotherapists can address a large number of specific concerns, issues and symptoms. Therapy also promotes self-actualization and…
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The best Ways to Stay in Touch with your Military Spouse
Establishing and maintaining effective communication skills is a challenge for any marriage. When a spouse is in the military, stationed away from home or deployed to a war zone, the difficulty communicating and keeping a viable relationship is compounded. There…
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Teen Advice how to tell if You’re Controlled by Peer Pressure
August 1, 2013 Friends and Peers
If your a teen and you are always going along with your friends decisions without thinking it through first than you are a victim of peer pressure. If your a teen and you go along with your friends because your…
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The Difference between Good and Toxic Friends
August 1, 2013 Friends and Peers
FRIENDSHIP IS A TWO WAY STREET: There is a difference between being friendly and being a friend. A friend is someone you can depend on and trust, someone you enjoy sharing with and who can depend on, trust and share…
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Teen Advice Fun Places for a first Date
You actually did it. You actually worked up the nerve to ask that special guy or girl out on a date. Now, you just have to think of a cool place for that first date. The following are some fun,…
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The best Types of Bosses to Work for
August 1, 2013 Friends and Peers
Many people are not happy with their bosses. More often than not, they complain that they are not understood and respected enough by them. Other times they claim that they try too hard to be patient with their bosses, because…
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The Difference between Friends and True Friends
August 1, 2013 Friends and Peers
There is a significant difference between a friend and a true friend although it may be difficult to see this at first. You may believe that you have many true friends but then over time they shock you and you…
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Teaching your kids about marriage expectations
August 1, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Many young, recently married couples have no real concept of what married life should or will be like. Their understanding of love, as it relates to marriage, is usually centered around their physical attraction, and biological desires. They think the feelings of infatuation, and mystery indicate that they are…
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The best Time to Commit
When one is dating there comes a time when their relationship should be lifted to another level and this is what is referred to as making a commitment. If one is feeling romantic and is happy to be with their…
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The Difference between Bisexual and Bicurious
Conservative grandmothers would argue that bi- curiosity and bisexuality were both just ways to justify being immorally gay. Well grandmother, not to break your narrow minded bubble but, there is a key difference between the curiosity of exploring one’s sexual…
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Teaching kids that family is an important part of a high quality life
Teaching kids about the importance of family is crucial to their sense of self. Where they come from, who they belong to, and where they can turn in time of need are all components of the concept of “family” that…
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The benefits of writing handwritten letters
Handwritten letters will always be better than email because is shows the reader that the writer has taken the time to actually write ‘in their own hand’. And for many people, handwritten letters are extremely off-putting. Not least because they are…
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The dating game players
The dating game is every bit as logical as a game of chess, though the difference lies in what a player has to lose. With chess, the only loss is intellectual though in a relationship, the loss is much greater…
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