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Don’t Overthink It: To Live Better and Feel Happy, Have More Fun
Do you ever find yourself in situations where you’re supposed to be having fun and feeling good, but you’re not…
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The Fastest Way to Stop Feeling Angry: How a Dying Child Changed the World
“I hate you, dad!” he yelled from his bedroom. “You always want me to do things how you would do…
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The Thing Divorced Parents Fear Most
When people experience divorce, several life changes happen at once, often compounding an already-excruciating time for those involved. First, your partner…
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They Don’t Love Your Kids, and They Shouldn’t Have To
The closest thing to a girlfriend I’ve had since getting divorced was someone I met in the first 10 months.…
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Divorced Parenting Requires a New Kind of Love
Oreoanonymous asked: I have been watching the struggle of my mother’s partner from his point of view, with only small…
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Staying Together For the Kids is a Good Enough Reason For Me
It was like I couldn’t catch my breath. I was afraid. I’d never felt anything like this before. I stood…
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Your Kids Are Going to Get Divorced Unless We Fix This
I’ve written and published more than 400 posts here. Many of them are about divorce and marriage because divorce was…
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Faith Like a Child
Because I was an only child, I often found myself meeting and playing with new kids. No one cared about…
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“Dad! I Have to Show You Something.”
Uh-oh. That can mean so many things. “Daaaad! I have to show you something,” my five-year-old yelled from down the…
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The Worst Cat in the World
I have a very bad cat. His name is Eli. He lives in the unfinished half of my basement, and…
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