Do you know what your kids are doing online? Do you really know? If you feel you need to know what your children or teens are doing online, you will need a computer monitoring program, also referred to as computer filtering programs.
Maybe you want to help keep your kids safe from sexual predators online due […]

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As you’re reading this, we are now on a much needed Staycation. The hubby and I are getting some R&R and enjoying some wonderful sights and scenery in our local area. I’ll periodically be checking emails, moderate and respond to comments left, but it may take a little longer than usual to do so.
If you’re […]

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Are you prepared to tell your children about your upcoming divorce? Do you know how to tell your kids that you are getting a divorce? Do you wonder when you should tell your children about the divorce, what details to include or leave out when explaining why there is going to be a separation or […]

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Boy Abandoned At Walmart - A two-year-old Guatemalan boy was left abandoned at a Walmart in Frankfort, Indiana on Friday, with a note in his backpack. Police are searching for clues to his identity and are trying to locate the boy’s parents. The boy’s name is Martin, and was found at the Frankfort Indiana […]

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What kind of fighter are you? Do you bring up past hurts and grievances and hurl them at your partner, or do you simply walk away from fights, refusing to engage at all? Are you a right-fighter, always having to “win” arguments with your spouse? Do arguments typically escalate into full blown, knock-down drag-out wars, […]

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Does the mere mention of the word “in-laws” or “mother-in-law” increase your blood pressure to possibly dangerous levels? Are you having difficulty in knowing how to get along with the in-laws in your family to the point where you really just want to know how to get rid of your mother-in-law, sister-in-law or other family […]

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Words are powerful, and the words we choose will either be encouraging and positive, or they will be discouraging and negative. You are likely familiar with the old saying, “Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”. Well it’s not true. Words can and do hurt, and can inflict more […]

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Have you begun to notice changes taking place within your child’s body, attitude and behavior? Has your usually sweet and adoring child suddenly begun asserting themselves in ways not seen before, including being rude, defiant and sometimes downright obnoxious? Perhaps you have looked at your preteen and silently wondered, “who are you and what have […]

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Prestonwood Baptist Church Minister, Joe Barron, has been arrested and charged with online solicitation of a minor in a sting operation. The girl turned out to be a Bryan police officer working in an ongoing Internet sex sting, pretending to be […]

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“Not talking about sexual abuse for twenty years”. “I was sexually abused as a child but didn’t tell anyone”. “Sexually abused by my father”. “Personal stories of sexual abuse”. “Sexual abuse survivor stories”. “Adult survivors of child sexual abuse”. “Signs of sexual abuse in children”. These are just some of the terms people have used […]

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As summer approaches and the school year comes to a close, many teenagers will be searching for good summer jobs to make some money and keep themselves busy. There are many benefits for teens having a temporary summer job besides earning money, as it’s an excellent opportunity to build self-esteem, develop people skills, money smarts, […]

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It’s been an extremely busy week around here and I haven’t had much time to prepare new articles, so I wanted to point you towards some articles I’ve read that I believe you’ll find very interesting. I’ve been dealing with an odd little bump that suddenly appeared on my hand two weeks ago, and have […]

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When I first began the series of articles dealing with child sexual abuse, I promised to write about mother blame. I haven’t written about the legal system and society’s role in blaming mothers, when her child has been sexually abused, because the subject of mother blame infuriates me beyond belief.
Dealing with the subject of sexually […]

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It has come to my attention that there is a sexual predator masquerading as a parent blogger in our midst, and is even an active participant on Entrecard in the Family/Parenting category. I’m furious! To think that I had unwittingly given this pervert advertising opportunities on my Entrecard widget in the past has me […]

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When I first announced that I was launching a series of articles about child safety and child sexual abuse issues, I wasn’t quite prepared for the number of emails I received from people wanting to not only express their appreciation that I’m doing this series, but several of them wanted to tell me their personal […]

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Of all the articles I have written on this blog about parenting children and teens, getting adult children to be financially responsible for themselves and dealing with abusive and controlling relationships, nothing upsets me more than the subject of child safety and child sexual abuse in our society.
The subject of child safety involves so much […]

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If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may be thinking I must have lost my mind to suggest that women should hide money from their husbands. Give me a few minutes to explain my reasoning on wives hiding money from their husbands, and I’m sure you’ll understand and agree with my reasons […]

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Have you ever felt as though you were a human doormat? Has your self-esteem and self-confidence ever been so low that you began to believe the negative things people would say to you or about you? Are you a People Pleaser? Does fear of hurting someone’s feelings keep you from communicating in a way that […]

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I have been giving serious thought lately to allowing Guest Bloggers the opportunity to submit original blog posts to Telling It Like It Is. After reading “How To Recruit High Quality Guest Bloggers” on ProBlogger, I have decided guest blogging is an excellent idea.
I will also be seeking out opportunities to be a guest blogger […]

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If you have ever been the victim of angry, controlling and abusive men, you understand the depths of despair many women in society experience at the hands of men claiming to love them. Domestic violence against women occurs every day, with victims of violence often too afraid to report the abuse to the police, and […]

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An increasing number of teenage girls are being controlled or abused by their boyfriends by the time they graduate from high school. Although it is not unheard of for teenage boys to be victims of abusive relationships, abused by their girlfriends, it is much more common for the boys to be abusing the girls. Statistics […]

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Is there really a difference between helping and enabling? What is enabling? What are the causes and effects of this behavior on both the “enabler” and the person being “helped”? Helping is doing something for someone else that they are unable to do for themselves. Enabling is doing things for someone else that they can […]

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How many relationship deal breakers do you have on your list? Do you even have a relationship deal breaker list? What about your now-dating teenage children, do they have a relationship deal breaker list? Do you and your dating teenagers know and openly discuss what a relationship deal breaker is?
Ask yourself: What are the things […]

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Rarely a day goes by where I don’t hear young children and teenagers speaking in an extremely disrespectful manner toward their parents, even cussing at their parents. What I find most amazing is that the disrespectful, inflammatory language towards their parents often goes completely ignored. Not so much as a parent firmly telling their children […]

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Having this blog gives me tremendous opportunities of reaching a lot of people around the world with discussions and tips relating to relationships, marriage, parenting, blended families, caring for elderly parents, child abuse and many others. Raising six children to adulthood in a single parent home, post-divorce, and keeping my sanity at the same time […]

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