How to Stop Enabling a Drug Addict

Although you may have the best intentions and mean well, enabling an addict actually contributes to their addiction. Learn the warning signs of enabling behavior and how to break the toxic cycle.

Coping With Your Defiant, Rebellious Teenage Son

Resources and advice for coping with full blow rebellion and defiance during the teen years. Personal account of my experience with my Son.

How to Understand the Difference Between Mother’s Tough Love and Mother’s Toxic Love

  It’s hard to break away from bad habits, especially bad habits that have been passed down from generation to generation.  I find myself saying and doing things to my children that my mother used to say and do to me.  Some of these things...

A Mother's Wisdom

Throughout the ages, mothers have passed their wisdom down from one generation to the next. These are some of the – wise old sayings – my mother passed down to me. Although I vowed, during those rebellious teenage years, never to repeat such stupid things to my kids; I did, I have, and I still do.

TOUGH LOVE - mold your children into responsible adults

I Have Already Forgiven You

Forgiving is a choice that benefits one's own self as well as another. It is in these times of trials and tribulations that one must decide to choose to forgive another. This is an important step in order not to allow resentment, anger, and...

HOW TO COPE WITH A LOVED ONE'S ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE

The compulsive behavior of your addicted loved one(s) can break your heart, but it need not destroy your hope We must first clarify what addiction actually is, and how it comes to be. Substance abuse is a choice; addiction is not a choice. Most...

Flunking Out Of College: Should I Allow My Adult Children Move Back Home?

So has your adult son or daughter flunked out of college? Having been a college student myself that witnessed students partying while I studied hard and and maintained a high GPA and worked a part-time job, I must admit I had very little respect for...

When Your Support System Turns On You

This hub is about what happens when your family, who is supposed to be your main support system turns on you and leaves you feeling alone and empty. It is also about how even though it might be necessary at times for parents to give their children a wake-up call or engage in tough love, they need to remember that sometimes their words can hurt and do more damage than good.

Tough Love ep 1

Obviously, the women who signed up for VH1's Tough Love exaggerated their dating issues in order to get onscreen-or at least I hope. These bitches are crazy! Of course, I know plenty of girls who have similar problems with dating, but most of...