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Understanding the steps to a healthier, livelier,
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Step Moms 
Thanks to the wide range of theatrical productions, step moms have been given a bad name.  The step mom is wicked, evil, always trying to steal the dad away from the kids and will at any minute, lock up her stepchildren in attempts to get rid of them.  >> more
 
Thanks Mom 

For so many people, especially women – the mom relationship is pivotal. If your mother has shown you les than perfect love throughout your life or has left you with a relationship that isn’t exactly what you dreamed, you can spend years trying to understand it.  >> more

 
Moving Away from Family 

Once marriage comes along it can feel exciting to move away from family and out of the umbrella of supervision that keeps you feeling like a child forever. Life is an exploration and new experiences exist around every corner.  >> more

 
Mother Daughter Relationships 

The greatest gift that either woman can give to the mother daughter relationship is honesty. Self honesty, and honest self evaluation, can go a long way in the healing process.  >> more

 
Mother - A Priceless Jewel 

Even if our relationship with our mother was far from perfect, we’d still agree that she is the most precious being that matters to us the most.  >> more

 
Being Tardy - A Sign of Disrespect 

By showing up late, whether 15 minutes or an hour, you are (purposefully or not) saying through your actions that your friend’s, coworker’s, or teacher’s time is not valuable to you. You are also breaking a verbal commitment to them which breaks any trust that they might have in you.  >> more

 
Fun Topics to Argue About 
We’re not sure if these topics are really fun to argue about, but once you’ve exhausted your arsenal of topics, both of you can come down to earth and argue about the mortgage  >> more
 
Dishonesty in Relationships 
Even the harmless white lie, the necessary evil,  can serve as training ground for bigger lies, transforming our dishonesty into indiscretions and ultimately, betrayal.  >> more
 
Betrayal in Relationships 
From a general standpoint, betrayal is defined as being unfaithful or disloyal, revealing something that was intended to be hidden or to seduce and desert  >> more
 
Spousal Abuse in the Elderly 
The loneliness of old age is probably the saddest reality that younger people are not aware of.  Adult children who have elderly parents with either spouse providing the care must bear one thing in mind:  their father or mother could be the victim of spousal abuse in the elderly.  >> more
 
Recognizing Spousal Abuse 
Two levels exist in recognizing spousal abuse.  The first level is the individual who is directly abused by a spouse or partner, and the second level is when a third party suspects that a friend, relative, or colleague is being abused.  >> more
 
 
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The strong willed child presents himself early in life. They are usually the infant that can’t stand the bright lights of the stores, or turns beet red while waiting for a bottle to be warmed. When they become toddlers, they are experts at negotiating everything from how many more times they can go down the slide, to when they brush their teeth and bedtime. more
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Providing the best for our children is definitely the goal. Nevertheless, parents should be reinforced with the idea that the best for their children always starts with them and is not reflected in the things they own or do; it is reflected in the joy that the family offers one another and the content feeling that stems from being happy together, rather than from all the other things in life! more
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In the life of a new parent there is nothing more exciting than that special time in their life when you can begin feeding your baby solids. For months you wondered if that high chair tucked in the corner of your kitchen would ever be used and imagined the peach stained lips and pursed lips of your infant as they got their first taste of real food (if you can call it that). more

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