Family Life
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Couple Rituals that Work
If you have a partner and you want to have a strong relationship, one of the best ways to have this happen is to do rituals. You don’t have to do hard rituals that take a lot of time, this can be small things that you do to celebrate each other and to show your love. Here are some good rituals to try: Saying hello and goodbye. Spending the first and last part of your day together. Preparing meals together. Celebrating birthdays. Celebrating holidays. Spending weekends. Spending vacations. There are some questions that you can ask your partner if you have a hard time coming up with what to say…
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What Daughters Learn from Strong Mothers
Mothers play a huge role in the lives of their children and they teach them things that are imperative to their journey. Here are some things strong mothers teach their daughters: Fall but Get Up Everyone will fall and will make bad decisions. Even if you fall apart and things do not work the way that you want them to, get up. Life is not about how hard you fall but how strong you stand up. Disappointing You will find people in your life that will take advantage of you. You will be in toxic relationships when you think that you have great partners and friends. These people will show…
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Reasons You are More than Just a Mom
One of the best feelings in the world is being a mom and this can make you feel happy to be a woman. You get the opportunity to raise your children and to teach them to do what is right and to be good people. You will show your children support, care, love, affection, and you will love them with unconditional love and understanding. When you are a mother, you are your child’s friends and you will love to have this friend that will last for all eternity with you. You and your child will be able to talk about anything for as long as you are alive. Some mothers…
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Can Having a Baby Improve Your Relationship?
Babies are certain a joy. Cute, cuddly and the living embodiment of the love between you and your mate. As we romanticize the notion of bringing new life into the world, we often conveniently forget the sleepless nights, ear-splitting wails, and lots of body fluids that leak onto clothes. Babies can hinder a couple’s ability to enjoy a dinner together or even simply healthy communication patterns. Relationship experts highlight a need for reliable communication patterns to be in place well before you consider adding a child into your home. Make sure you both have the same desire and mindset for children and parenting. If you feel like you are ready…
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Should you stay together for the kids
It is not a new concept to stay in a relationship so that the children don’t have to be upset. Is this a wise choice? Divorce, particularly when there are children to consider, is a difficult decision to make. Divorce is a stressful and ugly time of life for everyone involved. And it doesn’t help that divorce tends to bring out the absolute worst in people. Hurt and anger take control and it is hard to decide what is most important for the children. This situation requires that both parties work on they issues and marriage before deciding to divorce. This may include getting counseling and do some research with…
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Grandmother Gives Birth To Grandchild
After suffering from two unsuccessful pregnancies, one of which was twins who were stillborn, a Chicago family tried a different route. Christine Casey, 61 years old, made the decision to be the surrogate for her daughter and son-in-law. Wow. The pregnancy was successful and now they are celebrating their new son and grandson. Casey delivered the baby C-section. I love my daughter more than anything in this world. I couldn’t imagine having to watch her suffer through the heartache and pain of those miscarriages. But to be a surrogate for her? Honestly, I’m just not so sure about that. First of all, my body has taken a beating from pregnancy…