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05/20/2013
Divorcing My Parents to Protect My Spouse I have chosen to have no further contact with my parents and brother to protect my husband from the unfounded negative 'beliefs' they express about him... More >>

Tags: AttitudeCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceFamily/Relationships - FamilyFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildMarriageNegativityParentingRelativesValues
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05/20/2013
May Is the Cruelest Month This letter from a mother to a bride-to-be explains why May, even with Mother's Day, is paradoxically the cruelest month to be a mom... More >>

Tags: EducationFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildKidsMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingSchoolStress
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05/16/2013
The Finer Things.... As a young bride I always imagined that by now we would be rich and we would celebrate with some romantic and extravagant vacation... More >>

Tags: AttitudeFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildJoyMorals/Ethics/ValuesParentingValuesWedding
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05/16/2013
Creating Ripples of Better Living I'm writing to you while enjoying a relaxing moment by myself while my sister-in-law and her husband watch my kids. Specifically, they picked up my kids to take them on a fun outing. This might seem simple, but letting even family take them out is a big step for me... More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildIn-LawsInlawsMarriageMotherhood-FatherhoodMotheringParentingRelationshipsRelatives
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05/15/2013
He Protected My Virtue My son met his wife four years ago. About a year into their relationship she asked me out to breakfast. She explained that I needed to know her past. She had lived with a boyfriend... More >>

Tags: DatingFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildIn-LawsMorals/Ethics/ValuesMother-in-law/Daughter-in-lawParentingPersonal ResponsibilityPersonal ResponsiblityRelationshipsResponsibilityWedding
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05/13/2013
What I Want for Mother's Day I want you to find a way to do what you love, and realize that that might look different than you originally thought.... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildMorals/Ethics/ValuesMother's DayMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRole modelValues
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05/09/2013
Handling In-Law Problems My married daughter and her husband made a pact when they married that any issues which occurred between an in-law and one of the spouses would be completely handled by the child of that parent. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - Parent/ChildIn-LawsMarriageMother-in-law/Daughter-in-lawParentingRelationships
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05/06/2013
Seven Strategies for Balancing Your Life As parents, it is very easy to become so busy that we forget to hone in and consider what is most important. Here are seven strategies to balance your life... More >>

Tags: ChildrenEat Less-Move MoreExerciseFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildHealthObligationsParentingPersonal ResponsibilityResponsibilitiesResponsibilityStress
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05/02/2013
Spending a Joyous Eternity At 89 years of age, my dad had already had a couple of life-threatening episodes before he broke his hip and went to live at a nursing home. He always held high hopes of going back home to live... More >>

Tags: Death of a parentFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildMemoriesParentingPersonal ResponsibilityRelationships
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05/02/2013
Tell Them How You Feel About Defending Themselves I remember the day our son entered the second grade...I told him then and there that if he was being picked on, first, he should try to talk or walk his way out of it... More >>

Tags: BullyingFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildParentingPersonal ResponsibilityPersonal ResponsiblityStanding Up
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