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I love the outdoors, I would rather be outside, snow falling, below freezing and making snow angels, or sking of course. Oh did I mention that the mountains are my favorite place outside. I spent about 14 years in the Colorado rockies, came back to Kansas,

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Relationships & Family > Children & Divorce Key to divorce success for children: Developing a friendship with your ex-spouse: 3 of 14
Developing a friendship with your ex-spouse is very critical for your child or children's success and acceptance of the divorce. Without some sort of friendship between the parents, you are placing your child in a position and situation that he or she should never have to be in. This position could eventually alter their own ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Should US citizens focus less on material wealth and more on quality of life?: 12 of 44

Should we focus less on material wealth and more on quality of life? This is an age old question, it goes all the way back to one of the oldest book published and most read - the Bible.I am going to leave politics and religion out of this article though, for obvious reasons. This question is a question of personal choice, cir... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Should government candidates be required to hold press conferences and answer questions from the media and the public?: 12 of 27
Should government candidates be required to hold press conferences and answer questions from the media and the public - Absolutely! OR, should they be allowed to disclose their positions in any fashion they prefer - Absolutely NOT! How could we as the public, Americans, the people, the voters, begin to answer these questions ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Working Parents Nannies: Find the best nanny for your child: 9 of 18
How do we find the perfect nanny? Or better yet what is the perfect Nanny? Knowing that this person has the potential for caring for our children when we can not, is quite unnerving for all of us. We must keep in my mind, no matter what references she/he has to show for us - that this person is a complete stranger. Unless of ... More..
Relationships & Family > Marriage & Divorce (Other) Can second marriages work?: 51 of 87
Ok, so we all know that marriage it's self on has about a 52% of out lasting the "D". And now we find out that a second marriage only has about a 20% chance of actually making it work, or outrunning the lawyers and courtrooms. Pretty daunting isn't it.The reason that the whole "institution of marriage" has a great chance of f... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: Commercial hype or romantic opportunity?: 14 of 22

Yes, "Valentines Day", can appear to be a bunch of "hype" to many this day and age. As we look around at the last few generations we can see there seems to be a lack of Knowledge and or meaning of most of the holidays we celebrate.And, yes we can debate as to the massive amount of money that is spent on flowers, candy, dinner... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating (Other) Why people want to change the person they love: 11 of 16

We all, at some point in our lives or our relationships, want to change the other. It comes at different times and from different circumstances.If we marry way to quickly, without taking the needed time to get to truly know one another, naturally we are going to see the flaws, their characteristics that we hadn't noticed befo... More..
Relationships & Family > The Single Life Taking time off at the end of a relationship: 11 of 15

Taking time off at the end of a relationship is the best thing one can do for themselves. I have always felt like there are so many couples out there in this world that are together for all the wrong reasons, rather it be convienance, financial, don't want to be alone, just seems like the right time, my biologiical clock is t... More..
Relationships & Family > Family (Other) Appreciating the knowledge gained from past generations: 3 of 4

Appreciating the knowledge gained from past generations? Is this a question or a statement? I will give examples and or reasons for both.Here is three great loves in my life - I love children, animals, and the elderly, I have said this at least a thousand times in my lifetime, and am very sincere in saying so.One of the colos... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teen Challenges Teen dating and domestic violence: 23 of 27

Teen dating and domestic violence has been taking place for yours, with all the information there is out there on abuse, and hot lines for the abused to call, we as parents should as ourselves this initial question - what kind of example have we set for your children?The old adage, kids grow up to be what their environment al... More..