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A Funk Is A Funk

Living in a funk or getting into a funk are two completely different things. For example right now I am finding myself in a funk and I am sure you can tell from my writing lately, this is not a huge deal. When I get into a funk every once in a while I am quite often not focusing on the positive and allowing the negative thoughts to consume my mind. I will admit I am not allowing all negative to consume me, and the funny thing is that my bills piled high are not even stressing me out, it’s life in general that is getting me in this funk and it is me who is keeping me there. This morning I watched The Family Man and found myself crying, …

Blended Family’s and Bonding

Blended families are commonly referred to as step families, and are increasingly common among society today. If you were to create a poll for children in elementary school probably one third of them would respond they have a step parent or that their biological parents don’t reside in the same household. Children who are a part of a step family may resist the other “new” parental figure in their home, this is natural behavior, especially if they have very involved parents. As a product of a step family myself, I must say that I resisted my step father, although not married to my mother, he was referred to as my step father. Teen age years were the worst, I would fight him tooth and nail on anything he said. I …

Change Of The Times

Every year I watch as my children get older and older. We run into family or long time friends that we’ve lost touch with in the stores and the first response is usually “wow so and so is getting so big” or “wow is that the baby?” Yes they are and yes that is the “baby”, not so much of a baby anymore now is he?! I don’t know about you but it is very annoying to me that while I was growing up weekends were spent sleeping over my grandmother’s house while I played with my Grampa when Gram worked and when Gram was home I hung out with her too! I was very close to my grandmother and my then Grampa. Since then my Gram and Grampa have …

Is It Right To Read Your Child’s Diary?

No matter what age your child is, eventually they will have or already have a journal also known as a diary. This personal pad of paper or decorated journal book is a place where your child will write down personal feelings, thoughts and actions done during their short lifetime. A diary by definition is “a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journal; especially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings” as taken from Merriam-Webster.

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