November 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
You were young and in love. You built careers together and a home , made babies, watched them grow, worried about them, argued about how to raise them. You had adventures together, went into debt for the first time, grew…
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October 11, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
“I could never stay with a guy who cheated on me,” declared the sincere young woman sitting across the desk from me in my counseling office. I don’t remember the conversation that led to that statement, but I do recall…
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September 17, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Things have been going along smoothly enough – you have fun together, your kids and his get along, there’s enough excitement and romance that you both want to spend all your spare time together. Every time the phone rings it’s…
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June 22, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
A divorce can be terrifying for children, or it can be the beginning of an era of peace in a home where everyone has been feeling besieged. Your children may be sad or they may act out in anger. Here…
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I grew up in a home where the words, “I love you” were never spoken. I remember, at age ten, being called with my cousins to my grandmother’s sick room, and seeing the other children giving her a kiss, I…
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Finding a flattering style and a good fit in plus size dresses can be a challenge, particularly if some of your measurements require a plus size and others do not!Some of the women’s wear at Wal-Mart, Zellers and Sears is…
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Another day of shopping for clothes and you’re coming home empty-handed and frustrated. Pants are too short, the waist is too high; bust is too tight while sleeves are baggy and too short. A blouse fits nicely but the neck…
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Finding plus size shapewear can be a challenge. Most lingerie departments carry only a few lines of bras with cups larger than DD and no panty smoothers, girdles, body briefs or other shapewear beyond XL. Additionelle is one shop that…
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The loss of a spouse in one’s declining years is likely the most difficult transition that most people experience. Whether sudden or the culmination of a protracted decline, the death of one’s spouse is likely to result in some degree…
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February 9, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
A marriage gone bad can be disastrous for either or both partners and for their children. A divorce can do untold emotional and economic damage to a family. If you’re contemplating ending your marriage there are several points to consider…
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January 1, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
“Oh, dear, what am I doing?” That was the question I asked myself as I looked at my reflection in the rearview mirror from the back seat of my parents’ car on the way to my wedding. It was a…
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