“Whenever he slips in his own crap,” Neal said of his younger brother, “he always seems to fall in clover.” Ever wonder why others seem to get promotions even when their work is no better than yours? They get raises and dates with really hot women, while your life is unexciting and half the time […]
So you had a thing and now she won’t talk to you and you don’t really give a flip ’cause talking won’t make a damn bit of difference anyway. It never does. She says the same things and you end up saying the same things because she apparently didn’t hear you when you said them […]
Do you lie awake at night, wondering why you can’t fall asleep? Can’t stop thinking about your day or a television show you watched? Sleep challenges might have more to do with your personality than your brain. A good thing about being extraverted is that you generally find new situations to be interesting and easy […]
Want to lessen the possibility of a break-up? Does the thought of getting a divorce make you queasy? With correct care and feeding, your relationship can prosper and flourish indefinitely. You need to pay attention not only to the one you love, but to yourself, as well. We live in a time of rapid relationship […]
Are you robbing your child? Sapping his independence? Maybe you should stop rescuing. You love your kids! You give them everything you can. You’d kill anyone who hurt them…but can parenting be over-done? Are you giving them too much stuff? Doing too much for them? Stepping in to save them when they’ve done something foolish? […]
Everybody needs a friend or two…and friendship is almost as difficult to find these days as love. To be rootless and disconnected is bad for your health and your emotional life. We want to belong. To be connected to others who are like us or, at least, to those who appreciate and value us. Love […]
Most people hate the crowds at the mall and for many hearing Christmas carols in October seems like a reason for whacking the first Santa-suited fool spotted. For some, however, the season brings more than the occasional small annoyance. Many people find the holidays to be a season to be survived like a bad dream […]
Sometimes relationships can feel like a battlefield and all you want is some peace. You smooth things over, trying to avoid any subject that’s trouble. Still, in a day or a week, fireworks start up again and the two of you are exchanging ugly words and accusations. The fighting may spring up out of nothing […]
Don’t kid yourself that your relationship is different. Love rarely includes total honesty. In fact, life involves various levels of untruth. Most of us learn as kids that its safer to lie in a variety of situations. We lie to protect ourselves from bad consequences. Lying seems like the best idea in these situations. This […]
Let’s get real. Going to college on scholarship doesn’t work for most kids. While costs for higher education continue to rise and many colleges offer their students some kind of financial aid, that aid usually takes the form of loans. The scholarships that are offered do not generally cover full or even half tuition. While […]