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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! [...]
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 [...]
by Marisue Alsobrook
Introduction: Anger is a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be your whole life. Angry as you may feel, you haven’t invented the emotion and most likely your situation has links to others who have experienced something similar. To know that you’re not alone can be comforting news.
Anger has been around [...]
by Marisue Alsobrook
“Dating. Where do you begin to find the right guy and is it possible? Yes you can! Be aware of these red flags and you can find the one for you!”
(These alerts can also be for guys who are looking for the right woman, but read other posts designed especially for guys!)
Dating! Why can’t [...]
Famous Anger Quotes
The angry people are those people who are most afraid.
-Dr. Robert Anthony
To rule one’s anger is well; to prevent it is still better.
-Tyron Edwards
Anger is one of the sinews of the soul; he that lacks it has a maimed mind.
-Thomas Fuller
Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will [...]
6 Ways To Keep Romance In Your Relationship
Hearts and flowers are wonderful, of course, but true romance is more than that. Here, from a host of blissful couples, comes a whole bouquet of surprisingly simple ways to show your love every day of the year.
On Valentine’s Day, Rosemary MacIsaac won’t be making her husband, Mac, an intimate gourmet [...]
Marisue says: “I you think you just can’t go on, and divorce seems the only answer, I just say, pause and think a little longer. If you are physically safe, and are not being emotionally abused, make sure you have given your marriage a full chance. In my 31 years of marriage, I’ve probably thought I was at the end [...]
Marisue says: “When divorce is the choice, and all else has failed, my advice is to first protect the children! Emotional pain can be evident in kids when they withdraw, or act out, and of course they need to be physically safe. Find someone you can trust, vent to them — Never, ever the kids! Here’s an article that [...]
by Marisue Alsobrook
“If I had to give one single piece of advice about how to change kids’ behaviaors in the home, the Family Meeting would be number one. I tested on over 250+ foster kids and 3 of my own. My husband, now that it’s just the two of us, still have Family Meetings.
Do you [...]
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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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