Children are by nature very trusting when it comes to their parents. Keeping their trust is a matter of not giving them a reason to mistrust you. Keep Promises. The fastest way to lose anyone’s trust is to make a…
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True love is an accident that disguises itself as destiny so well it is hard to tell the difference. For something to be predestined it must be planned and unalterable. It takes free will from the equation. Real love cannot…
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“Love is blind.” The saying has been around since Shakespeare put it into his plays. The playwright knew what most find out when they fall in love; the only thing love sees is perfection. This phenomena may be genetic, it…
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Deciding which traditions to keep, or which ones to start is an important part of family values for new couples to consider. Blending two families also means blending two different sets of expectations for everything from holidays to meals to…
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Part of person having a stable, healthy life is for them to have healthy relationships with their closest family members. Trust is just one of the contributing factors to a good relationship, but it is one of the most vital…
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Prom only happens twice. Having a good prom night can completely color the memories from the rest of the school year. It is important to have a good night, to have fun, and to make sure that that it happens…
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Roses have been the floral representation of love for centuries. The first roses were used in weddings in ancient Greece where they were seen as a representation of the goddess Aphrodite. Since then the use of roses for the symbol…
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Building a family tree can be a fun experience. It’s a journey of discovery that can be hard to know where to start to look for the lost family members. Luckily there are many different places that offer information that…
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June 18, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Marriage is not always easy; it is the hardest things two people can go through together. If a couple is determined to make their marriage work, it will take effort. There will be good days and there will be bad….
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Genealogy is the study of family history. For kids becoming interest in genealogy there is a wide variety of activities available to either learn more more about the family, or to display what they have learned. Family Trees Some family…
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Getting married means not only getting a spouse, but a mother in law as well. The rift between mothers and the spouses of their children is so common place it has become the stuff of legends. Just because you have…
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January 8, 2014 Crisis Support
Self-defense is an important skill for anyone to know. Women are especially in need of the edge provided by knowing how to defend themselves for multiple reasons. • To protect herself All of the other reasons pale in comparison. A woman…
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December 14, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Half of all marriages end in divorce, the statistics are staggering. Why do so many people call it quits? Why do they give up and decide that they just don’t want to be married any more? What makes a person…
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The first sibling rivalry ended in murder. Anyone with a sibling they can’t get along with can see how it could escalate to that point. The chances it would ever get that bad are pretty slim but it is something…
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Sibling rivalry reaches its peak in sisters. They can be alike in so many ways and have nothing in common except for a mutual desire to drive each other up the walls. There is hope, the relationship between sisters can…
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