: About Me

I am a United States Army Veteran, a Career Woman, a Wife, a Mother and a Friend. My life revolves around my husband and son, they are the beat of my heart.

My passion is ...

My Family

I know too much about ...

heartache, being a child of divorce, hurt, loss, struggle, survival and JOY

My parents always told me ...

don't start a fight, but make sure you finish it! Can't say it was the best advice, but I have had to use it.

My childhood ambition ...

to be an animal vet, but instead I became an Army Vet

My favorite memory ...

My wedding day

Why I write ...

I have a lot going on in my head, It is a way to clean out my thoughts....

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

court tv

My first job ...

assembly worker at the age of 16

My best moment ...

The day my son was born

My inspiration ...

My family

Relationships & Family > Family Bonding How to have a better relationship with your children

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I had recently came across a similar subject; "can you be friends with your children?" I believe we would like to be friends with our children. They are the people our children tell their most private thoughts too, who they prefer to be around and who seem to have influence over our children. But can we really? Do we really want to be that kind of parent? I have also heard parents explain that they are the alpha and their children will know that! That statement to me sounds as if they are detaching themselves from the child and making themselves, as adults, superior. This is parenting, not...

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