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01/30/2017
How to Defeat Your Self-Destructive Behavior Everybody has self-destructive behaviors, some worse than others. Here's how to stop yours once and for all... More >>

Tags: Addiction, Attitude, Bad Childhood-Good Life, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Dating, Eat Less-Move More, Health, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Stop Whining, Start Living, Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Tips, Values
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01/29/2017
Why We Stay in Bad Relationships Why do we stay in relationships that we know are well past their expiration date? Here are five of the most common reasons... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Stop Whining, Start Living, Stress, Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships, Tips
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01/22/2017
Why Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds Time does not heal all wounds. Your grief and sadness need to be acknowledged and dealt with. So, what can you do? More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Relationships, Stress, Tips
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01/19/2017
How to Keep the Intimacy Alive in Your Marriage Sex is not what keeps people happily married, it's the intimacy. The amount of sex can wane over the years, but if the intimacy level stays healthy, that's a happy marriage. Here's how to keep the intimacy alive in your marriage... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage, Tips
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01/18/2017
How to Get Your Child to Apologize - and Mean It You know how when your kid does something bad to another kid, and you grab them by the arm and tell them, "Say you're sorry!"? By doing this, you've taught them nothing. You have simply forced them to use a word they don't mean. So, how can you get your child to apologize and mean it? More >>

Tags: Behavior, In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Raising Boys to Men, Stay-at-Home Mom, Stupid Things Parents Do to Mess Up Their Kids, Tips
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01/14/2017
Signs Your Parents Screwed You Up Whether your parents were mean, suffocating, hypercritical, cruel, demanding, drunk, philandering, or unloving, you generally turn out with the same problems. Here are some of the signs that your parents screwed you up... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Bad Childhood-Good Life, Behavior, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Tips
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01/12/2017
Relationship Expectations Everyone Should Have In every relationship, there are basic needs and expectations that everyone has a right to expect. If you're not getting them, then the relationship is not a match. Here are eight relationship expectations every person should have... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Relationships, Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships, Tips
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01/11/2017
5 Reasons to Live Beneath Your Means Most Americans struggle to make ends meet, which results in a great deal of financial and marital stress. We all need to learn to live beneath our means and pretend we make a lot less money than we do. Here are some of the reasons why... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Divorce, Finances, Marriage, Relationships, Stress, Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships, Tips
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01/08/2017
Signs You're in a One-Sided Relationship Is the guy you're dating really right for you? Here are some indicators that you're wasting your time... More >>

Tags: Dating, Relationships, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Tips
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01/07/2017
Getting Kids to Follow the Rules How can you cut behavioral problems off at the pass or at least deal with them in a way that makes them less powerful or less frequent? It really all comes down to common sense and compassion for your kids... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Raising Boys to Men, Stay-at-Home Mom, Tips, Values
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