Dads Have Just as Many Rights as Moms Since the dawn of jurisprudence, courts and other authority figures have sided with biological mothers in most matters of child custody. Over the course of thousands of years, the harsh, ugly truth…
Being the Adult When it Comes to Your Ex The most recent “official” studies for marriage rate in the United States is 6.8 percent per population of 1,000, while the divorce rate per 1,000 is at 3.2 percent. Roughly half…
The Damage a Broken Heart Does Is it really possible to die from a broken heart? Science says yes and the phenomenon is called “broken heart syndrome”. While this medical condition is usually easily treated, it can also be fatal.…
Untrustworthy Men and How to Stop Getting Hurt by Them I know I am probably being unfair to the wonderful men out there who have been screwed over by not including women in the title, but for the sake of…
Stay-at-home Moms: Yay or Nay? If you’re my age or older, chances are your own mother stayed at home to raise you for a good deal of your youth. In the year before I was born, 1967, almost 50 percent…
The Divorce Battle… It’s the Kids who Suffer! As a child of divorced parents and the oldest, I was ALWAYS placed in the middle between my parents. Many were the times my mother would have me call my father to…
How Important is What Others Think of You? What do people really think about you? Honestly, not nearly as much as you may suspect. That does not mean that they think poorly of you, rather people generally do not think…
Show Up Authentically and Be Happier! Sometimes, honesty and authenticity is confused with an abrupt and direct style of behavior. But when we dig deeper into this, we realize that actually, while we can be quick at voicing our opinions,…
27 Life Lessons I’ve Learnt Along the Way This past week it was my birthday, and as I approach my thirties, I’ve been thinking about the most significant things I’ve learnt so far, my major realizations so to speak, and…