Relationships

Stop Children’s Fighting Over Toys

May 9, 2013

When parents buy a toy for their children, we have visions of happy, smiling children enjoying the toy. Ideally, all the children in one family will share toys, especially if it would be too expensive to buy one for each child. Too often though, children end up fighting over the toys; they are miserable while [...]

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Recreating Intimacy

May 4, 2013

My husband and I recently realized that we didn’t like each other as much as we wanted to. We were often arguing. He’d come into the room and I’d feel tension in my shoulders. The kids would fuss, he’d respond and I’d disagree. It got to the point where I wanted to walk out of [...]

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The Powder Girls and My Little Brother

March 18, 2013

My younger brother Tony had not seen our mother for many years until I broke the news to him she was dying of cancer. He had been separated from his wife for a time but gathered his wife and daughter and made the eight-hour trip to our mother’s home. I waited anxiously with two of [...]

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Getting Your Child Ready For a New Sibling

March 2, 2013

Adam never was really into sharing things. When his cousins would visit, his way of greeting them was to explain what was his, followed by “Don’t Touch!” Inevitably it would lead to a showdown in which I’d have to pry a toy he hasn’t even looked at since he was an infant from his arms, [...]

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Tips on Breaking the History of Your Romantic Tragedy

February 11, 2013

A string of relationships turned into mayhem can make any woman feel miserable. Sometimes, even the attractive, well-mannered, and smart women become entangled in a series of failed relationships. If your relationship history has been a continuous series of tragic romance, it does not necessarily mean that you have to blame everything on bad luck. [...]

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A Lesson from Ana’s Grandfather

October 2, 2012

My friend Ana and I were talking about patience recently. I told Ana how I increased patience by getting into the longest checkout line in the supermarket or by counting to fifteen before reaching for a can of peas or unlocking my front door. All the techniques I used are often prescribed for Type A [...]

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