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Is it possible to be a good step parent under harrowing times like this? It is but requires patience and boundaries!85

How To Be A Good Step-Parent

When I became a step parent almost 20 years ago, someone forget to give me a new owners manual on navigating Step Parenting and how to survive a blended family. And when I say blended it's definitely a...

14 comments    advice relationships home
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Night terror: a shooting pain in the arms

I went to bed so late, so tired. I didn't finish Benjamin Button and I had been anticipating this movie for half a year. I paused it halfway at 11:30pm and hoped I'd have a chance to finish it before...

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What Parents Need to Know About Cutting

Cutting, also known as self-injury or self-mutilation is the practice of manipulating a mood or emotional state by inflicting physical harm on a person's own body. Many people who do this will cut themselves,...

12 comments    family children parenting
Mom, the dog ate my college schedule.83

Dropping 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, I must admit I had very...

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Michael Davis profile image85

Connecting With Your Husband

Men have emotional needs. In our society that can be difficult to understand. Men often put up a front to act as if they don't have emotional needs. However, men have needs that only their wife can meet. In...

1 comment    family relationships marriage
My crazy and over-concerned mother and I84

How to tell your 19-year-old daughter that you disapprove of her boy friend

Bottom line: my parents hated my ex. I started dating him right after I turned 18 and continued to go out with him until a bit before my 20th birthday. I thought he was the most perfect person (especially for...

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The Pros and Cons for School Dress Codes

School dress codes are set policies enforced by the school or school districts, by making a student wear a certain type of clothing or one basic type such as a uniform. Dress codes in schools began as early...

19 comments    education children school
Are your Teens at Risk?85

Teens at Risk

Are your Teens at Risk? Ah... the teenage years. Time to expand your wings a bit and test the boundaries with your parents. Unfortunately, many teens take the "experimental" years too far, resulting in...

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Teenager's Messy Rooms: How Do I Get Them to Clean Up Their Room?

I can remember the days of being a teenager and a messy room. Like many teenagers, my room fared no better. Homework, books, clothing, and other miscellaneous items were strewn on the furniture and on the...

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Dealing with Bullies in School

Bullying sucks. Believe me, I know. After I finished kindergarten at a private school, my parents switched me to our local public school, and I skipped to second grade. Boy did those kids seem to "have it...

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