: About Me

I am a stay at home mom of 5 beautiful children and have been happily married for 5 years to a wonderful man who works very hard to support his family.
I am a very opinionated person and joined Helium primarily to express those opinions. The fact that I'm earning money for doing that is an added bonus.
I don't consider myself an expert on any one topic. I feel my strong points are relationships, family, and pets.
My articles on Helium typically reflect the mood I was in at that moment, which of course is ever changing. Most of them may not be very well thought out, I don't claim to be the best at writing, but I am enjoying what I'm doing and that's all that matters.

My passion is ...

ever changing, depends on what is going on in my life at the time

I know too much about ...

not much of anything, I'm more the type of person who knows a little about everything

My parents always told me ...

don't talk with your mouthful

My childhood ambition ...

I wanted to grow up too quickly, now I wished I had cherished my youth

My favorite memory ...

Adirondacks in the summer

Why I write ...

Because I have a lot of strong opinions I want to share

My best moment ...

the birth of each child and the day I got married are all tied

My inspiration ...

my family

Relationships & Family > Parents Is it acceptable for a parent to vent to their kids about the other parent?

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We see it happening far too often, divorced parents trying to turn the children against the other parent, or the other parent's choice in a new partner. It even happens in families where the parents are not divorced or even separated. I can tell you from experience, this does nothing but hurt the child or children, and in the end it will cause them to resent you, not the other parent! I didn't grow up in a conventional two parent family. I was born to a single mother, but spent much of my time in another home. I call it a foster home to make the explanation easier, although it was not cour...

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