November 10, 2015 Skin and Body
Who doesn’t remember their first bee sting as a child? Since that first encounter with what would probably be one of the worst pains that you had experienced up until then, you may have become more or less a connoisseur…
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As parents of special needs kids, we want people to see them as beautiful as we know them to be. That includes the fashions they wear. But, with special needs kids, we know that there are other considerations that need…
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When thinking about our parents, we think of them as they once were: the Mom who went to PTA and never let us talk back, the Dad who coached little league and always knew how to make the Christmas tree…
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To know if you have what it takes to be a caregiver, one must differentiate between a caregiver and a caretaker. It is more than just a play on words; there is a vital difference that will decide if a…
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A couple of years ago, we lost both our twenty-year-old handicapped son and my mother within three months. The loss was compounded by the fact that not only did both live with us, but that our son died suddenly at…
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We had three daughters who were teenagers all at the same time. I saw a LOT of boys come and go before they were all three married and settled with three great guys. Here are some tips if you want…
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February 8, 2015 Communication
In times past, most extended families lived close to each other and kids were raised to know how to relate to their older relatives. Some families were lucky enough to have Grandma or Grandpa live in the same household so…
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We all know the old fairy tale. In it, the princess and all her court is asleep for a hundred years because of a wicked spell. When the prince slays the dragon and fights his way through the thorny vines,…
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January 1, 2015 Relationships and Family - Other
Of course nobody wants to talk about dying. The fact is, however, that we are all going to do it, sometime or other, and, if we have any sort of preference about what happens at that time, we had better…
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When we were young and stupid, we would rather have died than be seen anywhere but the mall shopping for clothes. Now that we are all grown up and don’t give a rip about what people think, and now that…
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September 25, 2014 Crisis Support
A funeral is never a place we would want to be. Even if it is for an acquaintance who we rarely saw, but for whose family we feel we want to support, it is not a looked forward to event. …
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September 18, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce, even under the best of circumstances and with the most cooperative people involved, is rotten. If one of the participants fails to live up to the agreement, then that just makes everything that much worse. If a set of…
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I think-or maybe it would be more accurate to say I hope-there is a time in every parent’s life when they think that they have totally failed as a parent. I would be willing to hazard a guess and say…
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Hopefully, if you are researching this, it is because you are planning ahead. If not, you are probably in the middle of a confusion of emotions, not the least of these being numb. Planning a funeral may seem insurmountable. It…
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As our parents get older, we often begin to worry about how long, or even if they should now, live alone in their own homes. It’s a hard call, but one service that has made that call a little easier…
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December 26, 2013 Communication
Teenagers…what can you say? When you were a teen, you felt that your parents were totally out of touch, your younger siblings were born to annoy you, and your attitude was completely reasonable. Now, you have your own and the…
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October 29, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce just isn’t fun, and, if you are reading this article, chances are that you know that first hand. If the subject of alimony has come up, there are a few things of which you should be aware. Alimony was…
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It has been said that everybody needs a pet. There are stages in our lives when that seems particularly true; when we are young and growing up, and when we are elderly and growing old. Here are some reasons that…
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September 8, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Once your divorce is final and you have the papers in hand, the last thing you want to do is read them all over again. But, the fact is, that it is very important that you do just that, in…
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September 8, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
I have heard of couples who, when faced with one retiring, the other will say: “I don’t think I can handle them being home all the time. I’ll have to make him lunch every day!” Well, not necessarily. Here are…
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