Which one of your children do you love the most? I know what you're thinking: 'You don't ASK parents that! We're not supposed to have favorites.' But do you really walk the talk?... More >>

Four years ago, my husband was laid-off from a company that he had worked for for 21 years. He was among tens of thousands of employees who had their lives involuntarily redirected as a result of 'company B' buying 'company A'. More >>

Friends are really important. They make you feel anchored to the world, and without them, you feel lonely, isolated, and depressed. They care about you and do things with you. More >>

My younger sister had to be scrappy. In our loud family, she was either going to get lost or have to fight hard to be heard as the baby or four girls, which is what she did... More >>

Many unhappy couples look at their marriages and say, "What is happening to us?!" And the common answer: They are giving up their own dreams to live the dreams and values of others... More >>

I was divorced in 1984 after 18 years of marriage, not being aware of you when I married the first time in 1964. It was terrible. More >>

I am the 'Nana' to 9 wonderful grandchildren--the product of two of my four children (the daughters). The children range in age from 15 months to 9 years. I am blessed to live in close proximity to all of them, and the 'cousins' spend much time together. More >>

My parents have been married 57 years. I see them now and could only hope that I have a relationship like theirs when I am in my 70s and 80s. However, growing up their relationship was nothing like it is now. More >>

My 23 year old son graduated a year ago from college and now is unwilling to get a job!...He did get a grocery clerk job for a short time and lived on that plus money I had given him for school that he squandered. More >>

A parent's job is to raise their children to leave the nest, but what do you do when they want to come back and roost? I have several suggestions for this 'mama bird'. More >>