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Don't think you can change a woman who has demonstrated immoral behavior in the past and has not changed it. Don't think you'll be the exception.

There are so many relationships that tend to show that the woman is always on top.

Parents of tweens and teens often complain how their kids tune them out. Teens say the same thing about how their parents "never listen." Could it be that when we multi-task and only pretend to listen to our kids we're actually teaching them that auto-pilot listening is the way we communicate it in this family?

When we think about our sweetest holiday memories from childhood, we usually recall having fun with people we really cared about who loved us back. Yet when we bombard our kids with "stuff" rather than focus on the essence of family connections, we miss a chance to teach them what the holidays are really all about.

When tweens or teens push our buttons and we automatically react in anger, we tend to make a family situation worse. But when we can stop and ask ourselves "What does my child need right now?" we have a better chance of responding with clarity, compassion and understanding. That kind of thoughtful response will likely improve a parent-teen relationship.

Spending summers at Lake Erie as a child in the 1930's.

An article that discusses deception in relationships

An article that gives 3 tips to cope with separation from our adult children.

An article that tells you how to take care of yourself while taking care of others.

An article that states 3 inefficiencies in parenting and being a spouse and how to improve upon them.