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Today’s economic challenges are bringing high levels of stress to our relationships and daily lives. Emotions are stretched to the breaking point and patience is often non-existent.
If you find yourself wondering if you even love your partner, thinking you can’t stand another day like today, I hope you will find this article helpful.
After 34 years [...]
Are you a victim of domestic violence? Are you living with an abuser? Are you scared of your spouse or partner? If the answer is yes, get help immediately, professional help, law enforcement, preferrably.
Here are some important things to think about if you are in danger of being harmed from a spouse or partner:
NEVER tell [...]
Being mad is a “high” for some people. They seem to live in a constant state of adrenalin rush. How exhausting!
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Controlling anger begins with understanding yourself. When we choose to get mad, and it is a choice, we are letting the words or actions of another control us. That lack of control of anger throws us into crisis. We or other family members are in harm’s way.
Never underestimate the damage or danger that uncontrolled anger can bring.
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Are you mad about being broke? Talk about it!
When you talk over your feelings and fears, they are easier to bear. Keeping fears locked up inside you only feeds them!
If the economy has caused you to lose your job, experience cuts in pay and benefits, turn towards your partner and family, not away from them! [...]
If the holidays depress you, you’re not alone. And, more importantly, you can do something about it.
Many of us feel depressed around the holidays. The passing of time becomes more evident, often we’re separated from our friends and loved ones, financial crisis is harder to manage, and expectations can be hard to satisfy. What can [...]
Our old domain server was simply too slow, so we’ve moved the entire site with its hundreds of helpful essays over to a newer, bigger and more modern machine with a new web address and URL. The website is still owned and operated by Marisue Alsobrook, a foster parenting and family counseling authority who has [...]
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About the Author As a mom, former foster parent, educator, family counselor, and business manager, I've walked many paths and write about them here. My university degree was in childhood development and since then I've taught elementary school classes, held parenting seminars, raised three boys of my own and foster parented over 250 kids and teenagers.
My husband, Lynn endured a long time career in law enforcement investigating hard crimes, sex crimes, and domestic violence. Together, our work has given us experiences that were tough, and we hope valuable to others. For a few years, Lynn transported federal prisoners as a Deputy Air Marshall. There, confined on a jet, and wrapped in chains, he saw firsthand where wrong choices land both young and old. Our journeys are full of opportunites, challenges, choices, and we live with our decisions. We tried to help those we came into contact with, but we failed many times. I think life is more about failure than successes and once we realize that, we have less heartache, taking defeat less personally, seeing the experience for what it is, a lesson. If you can, while you are still here on earth, bend down, and lift another up. It's worth it. You'll find that in doing so, your own burdens are lighter. It just happens. Let's talk.
We grew along with the kids we raised. We've made some mistakes, lived over them, and enjoyed some successes. We want to talk about it all, and hope it helps you.
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