How Does Blood Clot?
Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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Benefits of Keratin Hair Treatment
Frizzy hair is not in style at the moment, but it has been in decades gone by. The curly and frizzy look of Cher in the 80’s made way for the super straight Jennifer Aniston look of the 90’s. It…
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Blended Family Problems how to Reduce Strain Combining Children Previous
You will need to take measures to assist your kids to deal with the impact and stress these changes bring. While physical violence among children is unacceptable no matter the reason, it is likely that your prospective spouse’s kids beat…
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Do Stay at Home Moms get the Recognition they Deserve
Stay-at-home moms have had a hard reputation to break from the beginning of it all….just remember back when television first debuted: June Cleaver, Harriet Nelson, Donna Stone; they were all the perfectly coiffed, pearl-wearing moms who could put together a…
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Is it possible to have a Happy Blended Family
Maybe it’s Not the Kids Mom Who is the Problem. Maybe It’s Your Husband… It was about 12:15 a.m., and my husband and I looked as if we had fallen asleep playing a game of Twister. My right leg was…
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Disapproving Parents
DISAPPROVING PARENTS In the old days before mankind created romance and mutual attraction, it was parents who chose their children’s spouses. Marriage was a contractual affair between elders; the agreement, for reasons of business or land holdings or dissolution of…
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Maintain Healthy Hair
A lush, flowing mane of locks is one physical attribute that nearly every woman desires. Indeed, as a general belief, people equate hair with beauty more than any other characteristic. You may find yourself splurging on a myriad of salon…
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Can Trust be Created in a Blended Family
Before I married my second wife, I was excited to tell my youngest daughter about my marital plans as we stood in our kitchen preparing to eat a delicious fried chicken dinner. I said, “Sweetie, Denise and I are planning to get married…
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Nucluer Familis are almost non Existent
Blended and extended seem to wander hand-in-hand in today’s society. The new norm are parents who divorce, remarry and begin new families multiple times. Many times families also move in together outside of marriage. It is not uncommon for families…
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Mayo Isn’t just an Accessory to a Sandwich
As I was thinking on this article and the benefits of mayo as a hair conditioner, I remembered the time I used mayo when my middle child came home from kindergarten with a case of hair critters . . .lice…
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Home Remedies for Shiny Hair
Does your hair look dull and unappealing? Maybe it has built up too much dirt, or you have used too many cosmetic products. Don’t worry, you can still get shiny hair if you apply one of the following home remedies…
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How to Deal with Family Members who Treat an Adopted Child Differently
Many feel as much love for their adopted child as they do for their biological children. They may feel that the child is a child of their heart, and that they were meant to be together. It can be very…
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Dealing with a Mother who Complains
When it comes to complaining, my mother takes the cake and if complaining were a sport, she’d be the team captain! For as long as I can remember, my mother has complained about anything and everything; from the man who…
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How to Build a Relationship with your Step Children
Becoming a step-parent can be one of the most challenging endeavors you will ever take on, so having some guidelines of what to expect may prove very important. Unfortunately, many marriages end with a great deal of anger on the…
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Cures for Dry Hair
Being an African – American woman with naturally thick and course hair makes it tough to maintain great hair health. During the 80’s going to a Jeri curl, headed straight into 2000 with the hopes of a better way to…
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Tips for Supporting your Parent in the Loss of a Spouse
My Mom died of brain cancer shortly before my parent’s fifty-fifth anniversary. Dad spent nearly every moment with her after her diagnosis right to the morning she passed away. So, how on earth were my sister and I supposed to…
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A Success Blended Family
I have great passion for this topic! I am proud to say I have a happy and successful blended family. My husband and I have his, hers, and ours. We have made it a point not to use words like…
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Remington Product Review on Wet 2 Dry Flat Iron
Trends in recent hairstyles have leaned toward a straight and sleek look, whether for everyday wear or for a simple-yet-elegant ‘do for a special event. Recent trends in straight hairstyles have given way to a myriad of different straightening balms,…
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Common Hair Loss Myths Debunked
When it comes to hair loss myths there are some that sound reasonable and others that are pretty off the wall. The myths survive however because so few people really understand how hair grows and what things can actually cause…
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Happy Family
Blended family happiness is definitely possible, and even rewarding. Often times the displaced spouse or new spouse simply needs to sit down with themselves and evaluate their life, and where the people involved fit in it. Blended families are complicate…
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Is it your Fault that your Child Grew up to have Bad Behavior – No
Opinions of whether or not it is the parents fault if their child goes astray is always up for debate. It is believed by many that if you “raise” your child to be a certain gentleman or young lady, they…
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It is never Acceptable to Vent to a Child about their Parent – No
A child should never be put in the middle of a parent’s discussion. Children are a bit omnipotent, extremely empathetic, and already know there is a problem. There is no reason to compound upon them any added emotion and confusion;…
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Organic Homemade Shampoo for Dry Hair
Stress, bad nutritional choices and commercial hair care products all contribute to the way our hair looks and feel. Nobody wants to have dull hair that is difficult to manage and style. Most shampoos come with such a long list…
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How Laser Hair Loss Treatments Work
Unlike powerful medical lasers that are commonly used to cut through skin tissue, low-level lasers or “cold lasers” are used in a variety of cosmetic treatments, particularly in treatments designed to combat hair loss. These lasers work by directing photons…
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How to tell your Parents You’re not Coming Home for Christmas
There comes a time when any child has to wave goodbye to their parents and ‘fly the nest’ so to speak. Many families have a Christmas tradition in which the family, especially parents and children, will gather to spend the…
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Don’t tell Mom – No
No. There is no ‘mother’ or ‘father’ past the point of moving out. The job of parent is over once the child has moved out of the house. To assume otherwise keeps adults from being adults. At no other time…
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Family
So your parent is moving in! The first thing you need to do is invest in black garbage bags and go through your entire house and throw away all things that you do not want your parent to know about…
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Parents Responsibility for their Childrens Behaviour – Yes
I am voicing my opinion based on my background experience in both the criminal justice system: corrections, and as a social worker in child protective services. Prior to that, I was usually of the opinion that parents did the best…
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Best Products for Thinning Hair
1) Rogaine: Minoxidil is a vasodilater. Simply put, it is a drug which facilitates the expansion of blood vessels and this is exactly what rogaine is made up of. If you belong to the lot of people who are suffering…
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Controlling Mother in Law
Sometimes one of the most difficult things about being married is not the marriage itself, but the in-laws that come with it. If you have been having a hard time dealing with a critical or overbearing mother-in-law, here are some…
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How to Make Coarse and Curly Hair Soft
If you have coarse and curly hair, you might feel like a lion with untamed mane. Immediately, you may think of rebonding or hair straightening as a solution to obtain soft hair. However, this can be one of the most…
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