Ask any teacher and they’ll tell you that bullying is a growing problem in the school, so yes, you care. You don’t want your kid picked on or harrassed. But bullying by definition refers to any overbearing person who intimidates individuals who are weaker or smaller…. This could describe your boss. Individuals who use power […]
My girlfriend and I have been dating for a year now. She’s been divorced for three years and I’m the first person she dated. She has three kids–ages 10, 8 and 6. Her ex is very much a part of the kids’ lives, which is great. He gets the kids every other weekend. …Since he […]
“I’ve been with this guy for twelve years. We have two kids together and one on the way. For the past two years, we’ve been having problems, mostly financial and dealing with me going to school. Once I got into school and started meeting people to study with or get help with my homework, he […]
“I’m barely 20 years old, and I feel like the last seven years of my life have been dedicated to depression and other issues. My life is a huge cycle of eating disorders, drugs, depression and finally a period of carelessness. I feel like lately I’ve dug myself even deeper into this hole, and I […]
“I am the youngest of three siblings. My brother is seven years older than me and my sister is twelve years older. Our father passed away eight years ago and we were a close family when he was around. He was the one who brought everyone together for family functions and holidays. Since his passing, […]
One reader writes: “I got pregnant with my ex and he left me when I was four months along. …He hasn’t made any effort to see the baby and I haven’t seen him since we broke up. [Now] I wonder if I should tell my ex’s dad about the baby. He knew I was pregnant, […]
We have a lot of mixed feelings about “family.” Depending on the luck of the draw, for you family can mean a loving, supportive unit of people who look a lot like you….or it can be a code word for hell. In the Western world, the end of the calendar year is a period traditionally […]
Don’t think having kids will sudden confer a personality transformation on you. You’ll still be the same person and you’ll have taken on one of the hardest jobs on this earth. Parenting has many rewards, but it’s no cake walk. First, you have to walk the careful line between abandonment and entitlement. You want to […]
Maybe there’s more to this question than common knowledge suggests. Many people believe that cheating in a committed relationship is a personal flaw that cannot be changed. I think that’s an over-simplification. Some individuals adhere to this belief, thinking they just need to shun those who’ve cheated and that the cheater will never change, but […]
Sibling relationships can go one of two ways–you can be stuck like glue to one another or feel as disconnected as scattered Legos. The home you grow up in has a big, big impact on this, but not necessarily in a specific direction. Children who grow up in terrible situations sometimes cling together as if […]