WHEN YOUR SPOUSE GIVES YOU THE SILENT TREATMENT
* Go about your business as usual.
* Be silent back — of course this sets up a competition, the loser being the one of you who breaks the silence first. Not a very mature place to be. I don’t recommend it.
* Be solicitous and ask him (or her) […]

Some days we can tell, even before our eyes are fully open, what kind of day it’s going to be. For me those are usually not banner days.
Yesterday I ascended from unconsciousness and looked through half slits at my cat, Buddy. Buddy’s a girl cat with a boy dog’s name. My son and his girlfriend […]

Taking separate vacations can be a wonderful tool for couples that actually brings them closer together than before. Here are the reasons why:
*A couple can’t and shouldn’t be reliant on each other for every one of
their needs being met. It’s too much of a burden on the other person. By
taking a separate vacation, both people […]

Finding a good mentor is just as hard as finding a good husband or wife — and well worth it. Here are some tips I give my readers who want to find and keep a good mentor:
* Know what you want. You don’t have to know EVERYTHING you want, but you should know if you […]

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the statement, “Live and let live.”  Before I got sober I just couldn’t grasp the real meaning of this short phrase that I knew was supposed to release me from the overcrowding in my head. For most of my life vexing individuals would just move right into my mental state […]

When Andy Warhol said everyone will get fifteen minutes of fame, he may have been thinking too small. Technology has boomed and allowed everyone to be a star on television, radio, or online — for fifteen minutes or fifteen years. Because there are so many channels for entertainment and communication, there just isn’t enough money […]

Newlywed balance for women:
First things first — that’s the best way to balance family and work. And that means putting yourself first. Bet you didn’t expect to hear that!
Take care of yourself so that you can be a good partner.
The next thing you have to do is put your relationship with your spouse second. This […]

The best way to raise goal setters is to start setting goals and helping children set goals during their formative years. It’s much easier to impart life lessons and skills when you start early.
Children can learn the benefits of goal setting, but you also have to be willing to allow them to feel the disappointment […]

A play date is not unlike a “date date” except it’s between two children who are the same age, and it’s facilitated by their parents. To make a play date one parent should approach the other parent and introduce themselves if the two don’t already know each other. Then ask if they would like to […]

Imitation may be the highest form of flattery, but it’s also a tool used by people who want to fit in.
Wanting to look younger or richer or thinner are all American obsessions, and what better way for people from all socio-economic income brackets to look like they’re younger, richer or thinner than to fake […]