Parents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated on the fourth Sunday in July of each year and is similar to a combination of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. This year in 2008, Parents’ Day falls on Sunday, July 27th and future celebration dates include July 26, 2009 and July 25, 2010.
The Parents’ Day observance is […]

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Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens.
A good marriage must be created.
In marriage the little things are the big things.
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say “I love you” at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other […]

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70-year-old Omkari Panwar, the wife of a retired farmer, has given birth to twins in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, delivering a boy and girl by emergency caesarean section on June 27th, seven hours drive north of the Indian capital New Delhi.
Omkari, a resident of Doghat village in this district, has two adult daughters […]

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At Tim Russert’s funeral service on Wednesday, Maria Shriver read a prayerful poem that was very moving to everyone attending. Having recently lost a loved one myself and knowing how painful it is, I want to share Maria Shriver’s poem “The Little Ship” that she read at Russert’s memorial service.
The Little Ship
I stood watching as […]

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Ever since the spray-on condom was featured on the popular forensics television show CSI, spray-on condoms have become the subject of a lot of interest online. But, Jan Vinzenz Krause’ one-size-fits-all contraceptives may never hit the store shelves after the German inventor behind them admitted his team had been unable to overcome technical problems.
The spray-on-condom, […]

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Thousands of mourners, friends, colleagues and strangers joined President Bush and wife, Laura Bush, at St. Albans School Tuesday in Northwest Washington for Tim Russert’s closed-casket public wake to pay their last respects to Tim Russert. The wake is scheduled to continue until 9 p.m. Tuesday at the school located at Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues […]

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A wake for Tim Russert will be held Tuesday at St. Albans School in Washington, followed by a private funeral and memorial service on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at 4 p.m. (EDT) from Washington’s Kennedy Center, and will be televised by MSNBC and made available for airing by other outlets, according to the network.
NBC aired […]

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Parent’s Murphy’s Law
1. Parenting is a 24-hour-a-day job with no salary, no raises, no promotions and very few
vacations.
2. Parents are responsible for everything that happens to their children.
3. Guilt and self-blame are occupational hazards.
4. Parents don’t get worker’s compensation or any other fringe benefits.
5. Parents can never retire — even when their kids ask […]

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Tim Russert 1950-2008
NBC News has announced that Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press”, died Friday June 13, 2008 at the age of 58 after suffering a heart attack while recording voiceovers for Sunday’s “Meet the Press” broadcast.
Born May 7, 1950 in Buffalo, New York, Russert grew […]

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A reader recently asked: “Can I get paid to take care of my mother who is elderly and needing full-time care? Up until recently, I had been working two full-time jobs but had to quit both jobs in order to care for my aging mother, who is disabled and unable to take care of herself […]

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Is there tension and conflict between you and your son- or daughter-in-law? Is your son or daughter getting married soon to someone you don’t feel is right for your child? Are you as the mother-in-law having problems getting along with your son or daughter’s spouse, so much so that you actually hate him or her? […]

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People are getting very sick from eating raw tomatoes, tainted with salmonella. Some restaurants and stores, including McDonalds, Taco Bell, Whole Foods, Subway, Olive Garden and IHOP have pulled several types of tomatoes from its shelves and have stopped serving tomatoes as a precaution until the source of the salmonella outbreak is determined.
The Centers for […]

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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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Father’s Day is on June 15th and it’s fast approaching, so it’s time to decide what gift you’ll get for the dad in your life. But first, forget the necktie. Forget the underwear and socks. Dad won’t be the least bit impressed to receive a silly necktie or undergarments that he’s never going to wear, […]

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If you have not yet heard of Allison Bottke and her latest book, Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children: Six Steps to Hope and Healing, I would like to introduce to you this brilliant author. I recently had the opportunity to interview Allison about her book, and her efforts to help parents who are […]

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Being a responsible parent is never an easy task, from the time our children first enter the world and well into adulthood, our job as parents to teach and train our children in all areas of life is often fraught with one obstacle after another, and parents need to know how to deal with […]

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Caring for aging parents can be challenging and difficult at times, but it is also an honor and privilege to do so, as well as a God-given responsibility for everyone in the family. “But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and […]

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Heaven has received another angel. My father in-law passed away this past Sunday at 1:20 p.m., surrounded by his loving family, and passed away peacefully in his sleep.
We were all there with him before he went to sleep, and were able to tell him we love him dearly and to be sure to “swing ‘em […]

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After spending a few months reflecting on my current job, I’ve come to the conclusion that the time has come to quit my job and move in another direction. The decision to change careers wasn’t a difficult one for me to make, as I’ve grown weary of doing the same work day in and day […]

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This is the first time in my life where I have had to face the reality of losing someone I love in death. Both of my parents are still alive and well, and both sets of grandparents passed away before I was born, so watching my father in-law move closer towards his final day brings […]

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When you think back to the days you and your spouse were dating, can you remember the things you said or did together that sticks out in your memory as something you will cherish for the rest of your life? Can you remember the days of holding hands; romantic candlelight dinners; talking quietly together while […]

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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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It’s hard for me to imagine that I’m going to be a Grandma since I’m only 47 years old, but in about six weeks from now my first grandchild will be born. We already know it’s going to be a bouncing baby boy, with a name yet to be determined. I say it’s hard for […]

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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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Did you happen to watch last nights showing of Oprah Winfrey’s premier television movie “For One More Day”? “For One More Day” is the story of a man whose mother’s death and the details surrounding it have haunted him for years. His subsequent fall into depression and alcoholism causes him to lose his family, and […]

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