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Jason Mesnick is the New Bachelor on ABC’s The Bachelor

September 5th, 2008 · No Comments

ABC has finally announced that Jason Mesnick, 32, will star as the next bachelor on the 13th season of The Bachelor, beginning in January 2009. Filming begins next month and hopefully Mesnick will have better luck this time with a brand new crop of contestants after DeAnna Pappas rejected him on last season’s The Bachelorette. […]

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Divorce Books: Divorce Children’s Books

August 12th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Finding good quality divorce books can seem like looking for a needle in a haystack, including helpful and informative books on divorce for children and teens, while parents primarily deal with the divorce process and their own emotions over the breakup of the family.
Getting a divorce is not only a difficult process to go through, […]

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Toxic Relationships - Toxic Family Members

August 11th, 2008 · 25 Comments

Would you know if you were in a toxic relationship? Are you dealing with toxic family members or people in your life who manage to drag you down, make you feel angry, worn out, deflated, belittled, ridiculed or confused? Are you dealing with conflicts and problems because of a toxic parent, sibling, co-worker, spouse, friend, […]

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12 Rules for Raising Delinquent Children

August 10th, 2008 · 13 Comments

The “12 Rules for Raising Delinquent Children” was issued by the Houston, Texas, Police Department in a leaflet that was included in the printed copy of the Chamber of Commerce publication.  Here are the rules if you want to raise a delinquent child:

Begin at infancy to give your child everything they want. In this way […]

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What It Means to “Let Go”

August 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

To “let go” does not mean to stop caring,
it means I can’t do it for someone else.
To “let go” is not to cut myself off,
it’s the realization I can’t control another.
To “let go” is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To “let go” is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in […]

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Morgan Freeman Divorce: Myrna Colley-Lee Files For Divorce

August 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Morgan Freeman hasn’t even fully recovered from his recent car accident, but now there are reports that his wife of 24 years, costume designer Myrna Colley-Lee, is filing for divorce from the actor. Freeman and a female passenger, 48-year-old Demaris Meyer, were injured in Monday’s serious car accident, and rumors have been flying about the […]

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Tags: Divorce · Marriage · Relationships

How to Spot a Gold Digger

August 4th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Gold diggers have been around for a very long time, with both men and women looking for an easy meal ticket without having to work hard to provide for their own needs, including gold digging wannabe’s looking for lessons on how to be a gold digger in order to live a high-society, high-maintenance lifestyle with […]

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Computer Monitoring Software- Do You Know What Your Kids Are Doing Online?

July 21st, 2008 · 9 Comments

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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How to Be a Good Step-Parent

July 7th, 2008 · 16 Comments

Anyone who has taken on the responsibility of being a stepparent knows how challenging and difficult step-parenting can sometimes be. Depending on the ages and number of children involved, becoming a blended family and learning how to be a good stepparent to children not biologically your own can either make or break your relationship with […]

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Children and Divorce: How to Tell Children About Your Divorce

July 3rd, 2008 · 11 Comments

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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How to Fight Fair in Marriage

June 7th, 2008 · 19 Comments

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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How to Get Along With the In-Laws: Dealing With In-Laws and Extended Family

June 4th, 2008 · 18 Comments

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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Ladies: Why You Need to Know How to Hide Money From Your Husband

March 3rd, 2008 · 23 Comments

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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Relationship Deal Breakers - Non Negotiable Boundaries

January 9th, 2008 · 20 Comments

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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Dating On The Rebound Merry-Go-Round

September 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The breakup of an intimate relationship or marriage can be a very difficult experience, leaving us with overwhelming feelings of confusion, loneliness, sleeplessness, anxiety, appetite changes, and unworthy of true love. Our self-esteem often takes a nose dive, leaving us feeling emotionally raw, vulnerable and needy at times. We may begin to question or doubt […]

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"A Woman Should Have" - by Maya Angelou

August 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..

enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants to or needs to…
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour…
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
a youth she’s content […]

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