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About me - Heather Hogan

I was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1970. My life was mostly spent with my older sister going from one aunt's house to the next, and one grandmother's house to the next. My mother was killed in a car accident when I was three, my sister was seven, and my brother

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Relationships & Family > Acquaintances & Co-Workers How to deal with rude people: 5 of 80
Do you respond to certain situations in a manner that is not appropriate because we are not seeing the clear picture due to our own lack of self esteem, lack of self respect, and in turn we are unable to love ourselves.I can tell you that seven years ago, I was always right, I judged every situation wrong, I blamed everyone e... More..
Relationships & Family > Blended Families The challenge of blended families: 4 of 34
The hardest task in my life at the moment is trying to figure out how to make my blended family work. Mark and I have been together for four years now. Our children have been together for two. We kept the children apart until we knew we wanted to be with each other forever. I never planned on my children meeting another man u... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing The worst ways to handle conflict: 1 of 7
How do we see ourselves in our own mind? Do we see who we really are clearly? Do we respond to certain situations in a manner that is not appropriate because we are not seeing the clear picture due to our own lack of self esteem, lack of self respect, and in turn we are unable to love ourselves.I can tell you that seven years... More..
Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss Death of a parent: 16 of 71
I was forced into reality this weekend. It has taken fifteen years for me to admit this out loud, in my head, and to people I love. I wonder why. I believe it is because this mistake cost my mother her life and my siblings and I her love and protection. My mother was killed in a car accident New Year's Eve 1972, but not after... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Can lapsed Catholics come back into the church?: 4 of 17
I was raised in the Catholic Church. Let me clarify what being raised in the Catholic Church in my family meant. We attended mass on Easter and Christmas. We were sent to CCD classes until we made first holy communion, confession and confirmation. Still to this day I have no clue what the letters CCD stand for. I will let you... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My first tattoo: 11 of 46
I had never thought about getting a tattoo. I looked at tattoos with prejudice and a snotty attitude that I couldn't blow away. Don't ask me why, I don't know why. At some point my subconscious decided only ones less fortunate than I had tattoos. But wait a minute, whom could be less fortunate than I? I was the daughter of an... More..
Health & Fitness > Alcoholism Adult Children of Alcoholics: Long-term effects: 7 of 25
Do you know an alcholic that has children? The more important question is, do you know the child of the alcoholic? If you answered yes to either of these questions are you doing anything to help this child or the adult that has the disease called alcoholism?Alcoholism is a disease. The great thing about alcholism is there is ... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Drama & Issues Sticks and stones may break my bones - and words hurt, too!: 10 of 26
While standing on the beach and surveying my surroundings I realize there are hundreds of people around me laughing and frolicking in the water and sand. A moment ago I was just standing there listening to the surf pound against the sand. I was in awe of the thunderous sound the water could make while it folded inside out and... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Magazine reviews: People: 2 of 5
After browsing my daughter's US magazine and People magazine for a few months now, and feeling totally repulsed as I read 90% of the material, I have decided I will save you the cost of the two magazines weekly and give you an update on the rich and mostly ridiculous every Wednesday. We will start today with US weekly and Peo... More..
Relationships & Family > Children & Divorce The impact of divorce on young children: 26 of 59
It was around this time four years ago that I had to tell my children their father and I were divorcing. I will give you a brief sypnosis on how the divorce affected them in the moment they were told, in the following months, and what they said to me this morning, four years later.Divorce is actually a juvenile game of monopo... More..