Having issues with a parent is so common it’s become comedien-fodder. Think about all the “Mom” jokes you’ve heard. There are few things more that effect you more than how you get along with your parents. They were massively involved in your developing self-worth and their lives impacted you at a very sensitive time…they probably […]
It’s not enough that they gave you stretch marks before birth and heart attacks every time your kids ran for the street, they’re still troubling your sleep now. And they’re all grown up. It may not seem like your adult child–over the age of eighteen–is acting very mature, but you have to come to accept […]
It’s sad, but the only way we learn is to get the consequences of our choices. Some of these, though, are big and scary. You certainly don’t want your children getting the natural consequences of running out into the street. Much of parenting is blocking the big consequences until the kid can learn to safe-guard […]
With relationships failing and adults later dating and re-mating, children frequently become an issue. Parenting has both it’s challenges and blessings, but what do you do when parenting problems spill into your relationship? S.A. writes “…we’re very happy with the exception of my boyfriend not liking my daughter. It wasn’t this way in the beginning, […]
Parents understandably worry about their teens and pre-teens rushing into adult choices. You know the risks, the dangers waiting. You’ve been their age and you’d probably do a few things differently yourself. One reader writes asking for advice about “…what to do with my daughter. She’s 16 years old and I’ve caught her on more […]
Why give yourself the grief of one more failed relationship? Why not opt out on the whole thing and embrace personal isolationism? Dump the significant other search, let your kids(if you have any) go to the devil and live all alone? It sounds like a relief, if you’ve been beating your head against relationship walls. […]
Looking at strangers doing sex acts can have an odd sense of intimacy to it. You’re watching erotic images which triggers your own arousal. It’s not exactly auto-eroticism because you’re not completely by yourself. You can get into lots of variations from just looking at images on your monitor or in magazines from having sexual […]
You’re starting to think about her calling without wanting to throw your cell phone out the window and the blow-up has blown over. Now, what? While it’s very tempting to snuggle up to your squeeze and pretend the whole thing never happened, this would be a mistake. The problem with letting bygones be bygones is […]
Your kids may actually want you to get a divorce, particularly if you and your mate are fighting a lot or if your fights are ugly. Don’t think your children don’t know when the two of you are arguing. They may be plugged into their MP3 players and texting on their cell phones while playing […]
Hard is no fun, but taking the easy road will buy you some ugly consequences. Whether we’re talking relationships or jobs, be suspicious of those that don’t require anything from you. Nothing that comes cheap is worth much. This isn’t to say you should climb Everest or look for impossible suitors. Just know that easy […]