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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Battered women

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For days, she stared at her naked body in the bathroom mirror, watching his work fade from purple to green to yellow. She told herself that, this time, she would remember and not forget. Seeing her from the bedroom, he walked into the bathroom and stared in the mirror, too. His gaze was at first confused and, then, seemingly ... More..

Relationships & Family > Marriage & Divorce (Other) Can second marriages work?

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Second marriages can and do work. While they are not like second cars or second jobs or second homes, where the second may well be exclusive from the first, second marriages do not have to bear the weight of the first marriage's failure. Lessons learned and experience gained from a first marriage, even one ending in divorce, ... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Problems Parents Face How to deal with your ex's new love

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Divorce complicates lives. While recent reports indicating that American marriages have only about a fifty percent success rate are most likely a bit exaggerated, it is a fair assessment that divorce is and will remain commonplace in American families. Every divorce produces two newly single people, often with children who ar... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Childhood Development How to help your child make the transition from your bed to his own

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Ideally, children should sleep in their own beds from infancy. It is unsafe for a new baby to share the parental bed, due to the risk of suffocation. Sleeping in a crib in the parents' room or, with the use of a monitor, in another room is a much better option for the baby. The latter also gives new parents needed privacy. Th... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Developmental Stages What to expect during your child's four-month well-baby visit

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The four-month well-baby visit, like the visits at one and two months, is a time for you and your pediatrician to communicate about the well-being and development of your baby. It is important to schedule this appointment early and to keep it. Do not be deterred by any stress felt during earlier visits. By the time your littl... More..

Relationships & Family > Cheating Spouses & Affairs How do you respond when he looks at porn

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Women are told from girlhood that boys will be boys and, too, that men will be boys. We are conditioned to accept certain behaviors for the good of humanity. Contrary to popular opinion, though, there is nothing good about pornography. Those who proclaim that a little look/see never hurt anyone are failing to consider the utt... More..

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1. How to help your child make the transition from your bed to his own
2. What to expect during your child's four-month well-baby visit
3. How do you respond when he looks at porn
4. Reflections: Battered women
5. Can second marriages work?
6. How to deal with your ex's new love

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