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Marriage: the Ultimate Collaborative Venture
Love may find its ultimate expression in the decision of two people to live their lives in permanent collaborative partnership. Why does this decision sometimes lead to misery instead of joyful collaboration?
Mending a Broken Family; Strengthening a Healthy Family
Families can be fountains of strength. At the same time, all families are fragile. Internal factors like a parent with mental health issues, and also outside factors like job loss or economic stresses, can overwhelm a couple's abilities to cope in good humor. One temporarily fractured couple has written profound advice relevant to all parents.
Mom Humiliates Daughter via Facebook: Discipline or Abuse?
Have you ever seen what emotional abuse looks like? Here's a live example from a story that broke just this past week. What would you do if you saw someone doing this to a teenager?
Mom Loved You Best! The Rise and Fall of Sibling Rivalry
When and why did you experience sibling rivalry? With hindsight, what do you know now that you didn't understand then that makes the rivalry vanish?
More Info for Adult Children of Borderline Mothers
These comments from readers of my earlier postings on borderline personality disorder have useful suggestions for understanding and coping with family members who rage.
Mother’s Day Dread
I dread Mothers Day because I deeply miss my Mom. That's her with me in this picture. If your mom has a borderline personality disorder, however, there's other reasons why Mothers' Day may be no fun.
Narcissism in Parental Alienation: Clarifying Examples
An alienating parent who behaves narcissistically may do lasting harm.
Narcissism or Aspergers: How Would You Diagnose These Cases?
What do you think: narcissism, Asperger's, both, or neither?
Need a GPS for Navigating Life’s Challenges?
Aiming for personal happiness and positive relationships, yet having trouble finding your way?
Marijuana Use By Kids and Teens: Parents, Pay Attention!
Beware....Whether you call it pot, weed or marijuana, the long-term impacts of this mind-altering drug, especially for kids and teenagers, spells danger.