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- Warning Signs of Women Who Are Untrustworthy - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2004 from Don DiebelLet's talk about trust in a relationship. Mutual trust is very crucial in establishing a successful relationship. If you get involved with a woman you can't trust, this can cause some serious problems in your relationship. So, what are some of the warning signs that the woman you're dating ...
Views: 11376(2 votes) - Marriage - Why This Time It Can Work - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2004 from Derek RandelTill death do us part, or unless we decide to call it quits! Welcome to the new disposable marriages. Today we can expect to have more marriages than children; isnÕt it unbelievable? This is the story of a lovely couple, Ron and Rachel, who were married to each other when they were 25 years ...
Views: 958(1 vote) - The Top 10 Smoochy Love Songs - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2004 from Susan Dunn1. Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan 2. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston 3. Take My Breath Away – Berlin 4. Can’t Help Falling in Love With You, It’s Now or Never – Elvis 5. O Elizabeth - the Statler Brothers 6. Unchained Melody - the Righteous Brothers 7. Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton 8. ...
Views: 4270(1 vote) - The Enchantress Within Each of Us Returns—Making Potholders, One Stitch at a Time! - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2003 from Barbara Becker HolsteinWhen I was little I was very busy--as I imagine most little girls are. At six years of age I had my toys, my fire station with a real bell, my fire trucks and other cars, my paper dolls, my coloring books and large box of Crayola assorted crayons, my picture books and stuffed animals. One of ...
Views: 1207(1 vote) - Conduct Disorder - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2003 from Robert SterlingConduct Disorder (CD) is largely associated with delinquent or criminal activity. The economic and social impact of CD makes it a high priority mental health problem because lives and property are often damaged or destroyed by those with the disorder. Individuals with CD are often incarcerated ...
Views: 1785(1 vote) - Why Not Average Joe: Exploring Melana's Choice - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2003 from Antoinette (Toni) ColemanAdmit it. You snickered, rolled your eyes and laughed out loud as the group of "Average Joes" filed out of their bus to meet Melana that first night. You probably thought "no way" as you settled in for a soap about a beautiful girl's rejection of the geeks. Indeed, Melana herself stated, ...
Views: 1872(1 vote) - Doing Dinner: Confessions Of A Radical Mother - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2003 from Maya FrostI love slow living. It's peaceful, meaningful and downright radical in a go-go world. According to a recent article in (appropriately enough)Time magazine, groups of harried parents across the USA are joining a wave of slow living advocates by doing something really revolutionary--having ...
Views: 1141(1 vote) - How to Make New Year's Resolutions to Meet and Date More Women in 2004 - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2003 from Don DiebelA very important time for making beneficial changes in your love life and relationships with single women is coming up. And it will be a golden opportunity to turn your love life around. What is this special time? It's the upcoming New Year 2004. This is the perfect time to make resolutions ...
Views: 1254(1 vote) - Indescribable love - by Enough already.
After five years of either pregnancy or breastfeeding, Alison finally threw in the towel.
At least she tried to.
Miss Camille had other ideas—which she expressed by shrieking relentlessly in the middle of the night until Mom caved—just before Camille woke up the rest of the ...
Views: 867(1 vote) - Sexcellence - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2003 from richard jonesSexcellence is the application of excellence to eros. This amorous journey into the unknown is a heroic quest for evergreen pastures of erotic pleasures; a lovetime of seeking new ways to imparadise one another while sexually intimate. It's the philosophy that sex is best when it's always ...
Views: 3473(1 vote) - Gifts That Last A Lifetime - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2003 from Pauline WallinIN THIS SEASON OF GIFT-BUYING, DON'T IGNORE THE MOST IMPORTANT GIFTS OF ALL In this season of holiday gift buying, advertisers bombard us with messages, some of them contradictory. One ad tells us that the best way for men to show love is to spend three months' salary on a piece of diamond ...
Views: 1259(1 vote) - <img src=http://www.webstrategies.cc/bluehappy_mnm.gif>Excerpts from the New eBook Released Just in Time: "How to Choose the Pe - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2003 from Susan DunnThe flareup was immediate. "I'm writing a book called 'How to Choose the Perfect Gift for the Woman You Love,' I told my friend Sam, and he replied immediately, "If any woman doesn’t like what I get her then…” and his voice trailed off in… what was it? Anger? No I think it was more eternal ...
Views: 1057(1 vote) - Ten Great Holiday Dates - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2003 from Antoinette (Toni) ColemanDating during the holiday season can be a special treat. Of course, in order to fully experience this you may need to re-order some priorities and make time for yourself and your own personal needs. Don't give into the temptation to put your social life on hold until after the New Year. Manage ...
Views: 1493(1 vote) - Making the Holidays More Meaningful - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2003 from Debbie MilamHave the holidays become too commercial for you? Are you feeling empty and unfulfilled during this time of the year? This year by making some simple changes you and your children can truly make the holidays more meaningful. Learn and then teach the spiritual meaning behind your faiths ...
Views: 1041(1 vote) - Help Your Relationship Flourish by "Popping the Question" - to Yourself! - by According to Hale Dwoskin, author of The Sedona Method, our relationship problems stem from need, not love. “We are really looking for love in all the wrong places and in all the wrong ways,” he says. Love gets mixed up with or covered over by other feelings, and therein lie such ...
Views: 2203(2 votes) - 10 Secrets To Creating Vegetable-loving Kids - by Baltimore, MD - October 20, 2003 - Get a group of parents together and start talking about nutrition, inevitably the same question comes up over and over again, “How can I get my child to eat vegetables?” With over 93% of American children NOT eating their required 5 fruits and vegetables ...
Views: 1149(2 votes) - What Should You Do if You're Stood Up for a Date? - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2003 from Don DiebelWhat Should You Do if You're Stood Up for a Date? Has this ever happened to you? You just meet this hot & sexy beautiful single woman and you agree to meet for dinner at a local restaurant. You're all pumped up to see this girl again and you're hoping this meeting will lead to some romance ...
Views: 5669(1 vote) - Alone for the Holidays? - by Being alone is a challenge for many people. This challenge may loom especially large during the holidays if you are single or newly divorced and without family around you. Holidays are a time to share love, and many people end up feeling depressed when they do not have people around with whom to ...
Views: 1038 - The Five Conversations to Have with Your Spouse Before the Holidays - by Many people experience stress during the holiday season. Some get the blues, others find that the holidays don't turn out quite they way they had hoped. To make sure your holiday season creates more joy and less stress, have these five conversations with your spouse soon:
Conversation One: ...
Views: 1023 - Marital Wellness: A View from the Ledger - by A magazine article I read a few days ago provided advice to the married and those about to be wed. I recognized the author as a well-known psychologist and specialist in the field. The article that went on for five pages touched on numerous topics including the importance of compatibility, ...
Views: 1216 - Smoothing the Step-Parenting Transition - by Three years ago, when John and Julie Smith fell in love and decided to marry they wanted to know what they could do to ease the transition of their marriage on their children. Each had 2 biological children of their own, ranging in age from 8 to 16 and John and Julie knew that getting the ...
Views: 1527(1 vote) - Tips For Singles On Enjoying (and surviving) The Holidays - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2003 from Antoinette (Toni) ColemanHere you are, facing the holiday season alone. Have you been thinking about? how alone and lonely you feel excuses you can give family members as to why you can’t come this year what friends may be available to spend those long days with how another year has passed and you are (still) ...
Views: 2984 - Thanksgiving, an Occasion of Civilized Dining - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2003 from Susan DunnThe days of dining by plucking fruit from trees and roasting small animals over the fire, eating with fingers, and perhaps fighting with others over the scraps are long gone. Or are they? More and more we swing our car through the drive-in, grab our food from the window, and proceed to eat ...
Views: 1086 - Little Things Mean A Lot - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2003 from Tim OngIntroduction Each day, in the news, we read about the merging of companies, banks and multinational corporations into ever bigger entities. As they grew bigger, they gain more leverage, more control, and greater monopoly of the markets, thus assuring the slow but steady demise of small ...
Views: 1451 - Hark! The Holidays Often Herald the End of Relationships: Here’s How to Strengthen Yours - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2003 from Debbie Mandel‘Tis the season to be jolly; however, many of us are mildly depressed, especially about ambiguous relationships. For example, “If he doesn’t give me a ring for Christmas, we are so over,” “I buy him a thoughtful expensive present and he gives me a blender from ...
Views: 1458(1 vote) - Boxing it Up for Christmas - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2003 from Nancy FennIf there’s one thing your introverted child would like for Christmas more than anything else in the whole world, it’s a room with a door that closes. It’s not as simple as asking for one. And by the way, a closet will do and even a big box as you’ll see. That’s how strong the need is for an ...
Views: 1335(1 vote) - Little Things Mean A Lot - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2003 from Tim OngIntroduction Each day, in the news, we read about the merging of companies, banks and multinational corporations into ever bigger entities. As they grew bigger, they gain more leverage, more control, and greater monopoly of the markets, thus assuring the slow but steady demise of small ...
Views: 2544(1 vote) - Did you forget to say goodbye? - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2003 from Ridgely GoldsboroughAfter a rugged yesterday, I got up this morning at 4:30 AM to catch a flight. Alison and I had another tiff, followed by the disconnect that polarized us through the night, backs turned to each other, thick sleepless air full of troubled dreams. I shuffled through the dark before dawn, a ...
Views: 1220(1 vote) - Is It Okay to Spoil Your Kids? - by None of us want “spoiled” kids - kids who are bratty, self-centered, demanding, inconsiderate. So, what spoils children and what doesn’t?
When I was raising my children, I was often told that I would spoil them if I didn’t let them cry - if I held them a lot. ...
Views: 1473(2 votes) - Little People - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2003 from Dan KennedyExcerpt The following is an excerpt from the book Little People: Learning to See the World Through My Daughter's Eye's by Dan Kennedy Published by Rodale; October 2003; $24.95US/$36.95CAN; 1-57954-668-4 Copyright ?2003 Dan Kennedy An Unexpected Journey From almost the moment we were told that ...
Views: 957(2 votes) - HOW DO WE PROTECT OUR CHILDREN FROM PREDATORS? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2003 from LINDA ALEXANDERIn light of the increasing dangers to our family, especially our children -- WhoisHe.Com and WhoisShe.Com is an online professional service that provides comprehensive background checks and criminal record searches designed to verify if persons are who they purport to be. This online service ...
Views: 1303(1 vote) - Are You Placing Your Child in Danger? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2003 from LINDA ALEXANDERMore than ever before it has become absolutely crucial for people to pay attention to their surroundings and the people they meet. There are now hundreds of organizations and websites dedicated to the safety and welfare of young children and yet, children are being abducted every single ...
Views: 1106(1 vote) - Dangers of Digital Dating - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2003 from LINDA ALEXANDERAs we enter the new millennium the Internet is evolving into a major meeting ground, one that affords us access to people all over the world and draws us daily into online relationships with individuals we have not yet met. An increasing number of people are using the Internet to meet and get ...
Views: 1316(1 vote) - Is Your Baby or Toddler Introverted? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2003 from Nancy FennYou can tell for sure. Introverted babies and toddlers move away from lights, noise, motion and people. Extroverted babies move toward them. If your baby moves away from people, it doesn't mean your little one is going to be unsociable, it just means he or she is going to be an ...
Views: 10448(1 vote) - TO LOVE OR NOT TO LOVE - by When I was a child, and living in Portugal, my father took me to see a movie about the life of Jesus Christ. Sometime, during the movie, I started to think that I did not like those bad guys. I realized that they were going to hurt Jesus. So, I start to yell.
"Run away, Jesus. Run! Run!" I ...
Views: 1217(1 vote) - Haunted: Burying The Ghosts of Lost Love - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2003 from Antoinette (Toni) ColemanLate at night, as you read quietly, before you fall off to sleep... During a busy afternoon as you run through a crowd, hurrying back to your office or home.... Sitting in a movie theater, a restaurant or waiting for the light to turn... A sudden thought or image rises within you. It can ...
Views: 1478(1 vote) - Breaking the Cycle of Unhealthy Relationships - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2003 from Kevin SkinnerRepeats are nice if you are the Los Angeles Lakers or Lance Armstrong, but when it comes to unhealthy relationships, forget it. Nobody wants to repeat the same mistakes over and over. However, when it comes to relationships, far too many people marry for the second or third or fourth time and ...
Views: 12416(3 votes) - What's Your Dating and Relationship IQ - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2003 from Kevin SkinnerIntelligence comes in many forms. In spite of this, however, our society focuses almost exclusively on academic intelligence. Think about it. When is the last time someone said, “John has really high relationship intelligence. He has a skill for listening and understanding people. He must have a ...
Views: 1674(1 vote) - Create a Legacy - The Parent Plan - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2003 from Derek RandelImagine the following three scenarios… Ron and Judy love their 26-year-old son Jim. Unfortunately, whenever Jim calls his parents they cringe. Will he ask for more money asks Judy? Ron replies, “What do you mean if, the question is how much this time?” Linda visits her mother. Linda would ...
Views: 1032(1 vote) - Which One is the Introvert? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2003 from Nancy Fenn[graphic from www.clipart.com]"I asked these three adorable little guys here to model for me about introversion. 30% of the people in the world are introverts. 33 1/3% of the people in this photo are introverts. Introversion is a legitimate personality style. Are you wondering what it means to ...
Views: 5822(1 vote) - Sweet as Pie: A Doula Role In the Birthing Process - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2003 from Giuditta TornettaIf you have not heard the term Doula yet, you are bound to soon. Doulas are sprouting up all over the country and many mothers refer to them as the women who have made their birthing experience a ‘dreamy’ one. What is a Doula, anyway? A Doula is a trained birth coach -- a surrogate mother ...
Views: 1923(1 vote) - Why a Dirty Car Can Cause Single Women Not Want to Date You - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2003 from Don DiebelListen up guys, I just can't stress to you enough how important it is to keep your car clean. Single women will judge you on how well your car looks on the inside and out. If your car is messy, dirty, and smells bad, it's going to make a bad impression on women. And...guess what happens when ...
Views: 4663(1 vote) - Hallowe'en BOO BOOs for Little Introverted Kids - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2003 from Nancy FennHallowe’en is right around the corner. All the kids are really excited, right? Wrong. Not all children are as happy about Hallowe’en as you’d think. Some of our more lavishly celebrated children’s holidays are planned with extroverted children in mind. What about the remaining 30% who are ...
Views: 1448(1 vote) - Telling Your Stories - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2003 from Mark BrandenburgI must admit to having a fear that I believe I share with many fathers. I fear that I will some day be insignificant to my children. It's not as though they'll completely forget who I am; it's that what I stand for and what I believe in won't be a significant part of their lives. Perhaps ...
Views: 1764(1 vote) - DO SCHOOL UNIFORMS MAKE A DIFFERENCE? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2003 from Pauline WallinA few days ago I was talking with a friend about school uniforms. "Back in my day," she lamented, "we didn't have the problems in school that we have now. Kids respected authority. They didn't talk back. They had to do their homework, and if they didn't, there were consequences. There was ...
Views: 9324(1 vote) - Hooking Up vs Lasting Love: It's Your Decision - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2003 from Antoinette (Toni) Coleman"hooking Up" "friends with benefits" "booty call" These terms have become all too familiar in today's dating world. Are they words that you can relate to? Have you lived them in some way? If so, how have you felt about the experience(s) both during and after? Chances are that you have mixed ...
Views: 3047(1 vote) - Let's Be Rational - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2003 from Jay KrunszyinskyAre you a rational or irrational thinker? You may want to believe you are a rational thinker, but you find that you are the eternal pessimist, able to see only the half-empty glass in many situations you face. You are a rational thinker if you turn negative situations into positive ones. You can ...
Views: 1400 - New Powers to Help You Perfect Your Relationships - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2003 from Guy FinleySince what others may do to us is not in our power to change, we need only concern ourselves with what we do to ourselves . . . for this is in our power. There is always a moment before a problem starts with another human being where we realize that what we want is not going to happen. ...
Views: 1244(1 vote) - Accepting Your Child's Mistakes - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2003 from Mark BrandenburgOne of the most difficult parts of being a father is learning to accept your children's mistakes. It's certainly easy to be loving, supportive, and helpful when your children are mistake-free, but most fathers who are paying attention don't find too many mistake-free periods of their children's ...
Views: 2049 - Oppositional Defiant Disorder - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2003 from Robert SterlingOppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a common mental disorder seen in childhood and adolescence. The incident of ODD is, on the average, about 10% but fluctuates from study to study depending on the population and the methodology used to determine the diagnosis. ODD is seen more often in ...
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