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I'm a 35 year old stay at home/home-schooling mother of 6 children. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for the last 16 years.

My love of writing developed as a child when my 6th grade reading teacher had the class write a short story. She gave

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Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms The youth of today are not ready for the challenges of tomorrow: 2 of 42
"I don't know whats happening to todays youth. They are going to the dogs, I tell you. None of them are going to be ready to lead this country when their time comes. None of them are every going to be productive the way they are going." That statement was something I heard my father repeat over and over again. Not because he ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Astrology & Prophecy Different types of Tarot cards: 2 of 8
One of the questions most asked of me, in both my work as a Certified Tarot Instructor and the Executive Director of the Tarot Certification Board of America, is how do you know which tarot deck to choose. The process can be daunting when you consider the thousands of decks out there. I have come to find the following tips to... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood Speak up when you witness child abuse: 8 of 29

I don't know how many saw what was going on before my mother stumbled into the room, on that fateful day, that lead to my family moving away from a job they enjoyed, and family they thought they could trust. I am quite sure that someone saw. I didn't after all live away from civilization. No, in fact, I was the child of peopl... More..
Religion & Spirituality > New Age Concepts Lucid dreaming: Fact or fiction?: 4 of 10
When I first saw the articles here asking if lucid dreaming was fact or fiction, I was a little shocked. I never realized that there were people who thought lucid dreaming wasn't real. It has been such a part of my life for so long that the thought it doesn't happen to other people never crossed my mind. I first heard of luci... More..
Sciences > Disease & Illness Could the AIDS virus be viewed as a natural way to stabilize population growth?: 11 of 18
There is a reason for disease. As hard as the scientists work to prevent illness and death, the truth is, there is a reason for it. That reason is to prevent the population from over reaching itself. Since we are at the top of the food chain, we have very few predators. Those we do have tend to be trapped into attacking us fo... More..
Relationships & Family > Tips for Marital Happiness How to keep a long term relationship fun and fresh: 78 of 125
Every married couple at some point in their relationship has looked at each other and wondered, when did we turn into our parents? The answer is probably some where around the birth of your first child. Children might keep you young, but they can be murder on a relationship. I am here to tell you that it doesn't have to be th... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American History Was America founded as a Christian nation?: 49 of 78
Tomas Payne Author of the Revolutionary paper "Common Sense", a man seen by many to be a defacto founding father once said, "All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit." Tomas J... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teen Challenges Should parents teach children how to drink alcohol responsibly or maintain a no-use policy at home?: 30 of 46
You would think from the way this debate is worded that everything in life is black and white. It's not. This may at first seem like I'm arguing for the other side, but I'm not.Just bear with me and Ill get to my point. I was raised in a home where no one drank. The first bottle of wine to enter my parents home wasn't until m... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Adolescence Parenting teens: Knowing how to choose your battles: 11 of 15
Picking my battles became a very important idea long before my children started becoming teenagers. I realized long ago that my day went smoother if I didn't fight about things that weren't that important. When my Gemini child at 5 decided she was going to town in a pink and purple poka-doted top with green and blue striped p... More..
Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse How to prevent and deal with domestic violence: 19 of 22

You can't ever really prevent domestic violence. Even women like my mother with masters degrees in rehab counseling can still be victims. My mothers mistake was that she had to much sympathy for my step father. He came from an abusive home, served in Vietnam and all of that together turned him into a drunk. If anyone should h... More..