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I am a university psychology student looking towards spending the next five years in graduate school. My interests correlate with my future profession and family dynamics are the main things I write about.

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Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) Natural house-cleaning: Tips and recipes: 1 of 11
Do you want a cabinet full of bottles and cleaners? Do you want to worry about your toddler licking the glass door you just cleaned (you know kids have done worse) and tasting glass cleaner? Do you want your dog to get a rash and have to wonder what is causing it? No one wants to make their life to be more difficult, so why d... More..
Relationships & Family > Family Life Is it okay to exclude people from a family reunion?: 1 of 10
Family reunions are supposed to be gatherings of love and family bonding. All the family reunions I have attended include food, fun, and family gossip. Ideally, each family reunion should be a happy occasion, and you should never have to contemplate excluding someone from the festivities. But what do you do when you have a fa... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teen Challenges How to cope with your teen's eating disorder: 1 of 8
You see the signs, but you try to ignore them. You hope that her odd eating habits are just a function of puberty, but something inside you tells you that is just not the case. When you find out that your teen has an eating disorder, it can feel like you failed as a parent. You sit and analyze everything you said and wonder, ... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating (Other) Is it too soon to move in together: 1 of 7
First comes love, then comes...living together? In this day and age it seems like everyone is moving in together before officially tying the knot or instead of tying the knot. Cohabitation has its positive and negative aspects, but once you make the decision to cohabitate the question becomes: are you ready? Here are some eas... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teen Challenges How to keep your teen girl safe when she parties: 2 of 12
I am a pretty straight laced teen. One year of college and four years of high school are behind me and I have yet to end up in a police car, wasted, or left on the side of the road. What kept me from messing up was watching my friends who made some pretty horrible mistakes. I watched them learn the hard way, but I think that ... More..
Relationships & Family > Cheating & Trust Issues Can jealousy ever be healthy?: 2 of 11
When she looks at him I get so jealous! Does this sound familiar? Jealousy is natural, and it serves many purposes, but is it healthy in a relationship? I would say that a little bit of jealousy is a good thing in a relationship, but it definitely depends on why you are jealous. If you are jealous of your partners ability to... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Breeds The best breed of puppy for children: 2 of 6
Puppies are wonderful. I was lucky enough to have five distinctly different, yet wonderful dogs during my childhood. Any dog that you get for your child will have a huge impact on your child. For this reason you need to be very careful when selecting a dog to add to your family. If you follow these steps, you will make your d... More..
Relationships & Family > Family Life How to handle a narcissistic family member: 2 of 6
Every family has at least one. That one person who absolutely has to talk about themselves and only cares about their wants and wishes with no regard for anyone else. Now the question becomes, what do you do when you have to interact with this person? 1) Suck it up. If you only have to interact with this family member once a... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Growing up with a parent who's ill: 3 of 7

My father was diagnosed when I was 9. I didn't know what it meant when he first told me. They said that the doctors thought there was something wrong with his liver. They told me that they were going to stick a needle in his belly and pull out part of his liver. Six months later my parents took my brother and I out to breakfa... More..
Education > College Life College Life: How to deal with the pressure of being a freshman in college: 3 of 6
Being a freshman in college isn't easy, but that doesn't mean you can make it through. As someone who just completed my freshman year of college, let me share with you the things that helps me to make it though and that will hopefully help you.1) Know Yourself. This is probably the hardest thing to do. Before you leave for co... More..