Love may make the world go around and a life lived without love may not be much of a life, but let’s face it–love can be a bitch. This applies whether we’re talking about your mate or your kids. Love can hurt really bad. You may have a relationship that works well and it may […]
You may be sitting at your desk at work or driving your car like you do everyday. Nothing is all that different. Nothing is particularly scary, but, all at once, your heart starts pounding and you’re scared. You may feel like you’re having a heart attack and your breathing may be shallow and urgent. Many […]
Having kids is one of the scariest things you can do in this life. The urge to become a parent is strong in most, and for many people, not a lot of thought goes into whether or not to become a parent. It’s more a question of when, than if. You may find yourself planning, […]
Maybe it’s time to quit whining about not finding the “right one” and start asking yourself if you’re the right one. The dating-mating hunt is huge these days. Just look at the booming internet dating sites. Lots of people struggle with rotten dates and disappointing relationships and you may be doing the same. It might, […]
It doesn’t feel like you’re going to survive. Maybe there are moments when not surviving seems preferable. You soldier on, though, but you’re not sure how. You get out of bed. You put one foot in front of the other and, somehow, you make it through another day. Grief can seem to suck the life […]
Christy and Jake(not their real names) have been married seven years. They have good jobs, two wonderful children, ages three and five, and a decent income. Jake just confessed to having an affair with a co-worker. There are plenty of friends and family who tell Christy she needs to leave him, but Jake is saying […]
One hundred and fifty million cards will be sent this Mother’s Day. The celebration of maternal love and devotion ranks behind only Christmas in the number of flowers sent. We love our mothers, even if we don’t always like them and we’re not sure they like us. “She’s always yelling at me. She doesn’t like […]
Liz’s boyfriend doesn’t do anything for Valentine’s Day except buy her a lame card from the grocery store and suggest they order pizza instead of her cooking. She cries every February. He’s not that good at birthdays, either, always wanting her to tell him exactly what to get her. Whenever she dresses up, all he […]
A time comes in a parent’s life when what you think or want doesn’t matter to your kid. She’s going her own road and, sometimes, she can reject the things you hold dear. Whether it be lifestyle or religion, your child will make her own choices. I’m offering no excuses here. The job of parent […]
Denise feels horrible her marriage fell apart. It’s all her fault, she’ll state sadly. She didn’t love him enough. She harped at him too much and she was too hard to live with. It was all her, not him. Marco knows his 20 year-old son is struggling in college because he can’t seem to motivate […]