“I feel weird with my friends,” my fifteen-year-old daughter complained one day. “They all have something major going on at home. My parents are married to each other. None of us are gay or on drugs. We don’t fight about…
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Personal Responsibility – The Key to Stopping a Bully It is very important to hold students accountable for bullying behavior. Have you ever been pulled over for speeding? If you have, you’ll probably remember the anxiety you felt when you…
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If you have only one child, the question obviously does not apply. Neither does the question apply if you are dividing your assets before you die, or as part of a will, into equal or unequal portions by prior agreement…
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I have spent 6 years struggling with this …is it beneficial for me to work? I knew in my heart the moment Jarrod and I were married that my place was to be at home. On many levels, I’ve know…
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A myriad of people envy the larger families and their fun filled holiday traditions. Grandma tickling the ivories while the rest of the family sing off-key Christmas carols, Grandpa dressing up as Santa for the littlies and the youngest grandchild…
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The question has been asked, “Is blood thicker than water?” In the context of some familial relationships, my answer would have to be “no.”  My mother and biological father divorced early in my childhood. For the longest time, some of…
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Dear Dr. Ursa, My husband is a pig. That’s the only way I can describe it. He never cleans up after himself, and he never puts anything back. We’ve been married for less than two years, and I don’t want…
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Receiving guests in your home can be an exciting and satisfying experience.  There are many ways to be a host/hostess without creating a great deal of stress.  When you are prepared and organized, you can enjoy the time together and…
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Businesses routinely practice setting identifiable goals as a means of achieving high levels of productivity and financial success. Families could adopt the same technique to ensure their individual members are all enabled to maximize their potential and garner satisfying careers…
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Some traditions last a short time in families, but there are some that seem to last forever. It is very special to create a family tradition that is passed on from generation to generation. Every family can begin some long…
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The image of a large multi-generational family group gathered around the Christmas tree sharing holiday traditions does not align with reality for many people, who may have only a couple of family members, or might live far away from their…
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In the past, it would be rather difficult to keep track of adult children who live distances away from you.  Back in the day, the main ways of keeping track of each other would be via a phone call or…
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Traditions are the things that people do every year. They are things that make holidays special and memorable. It is a lot of fun to create new traditions for a small family or continue with old traditions. There are a…
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