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6 Scientifically Proven Ways To Strengthen Your Marriage
Aaron Anderson, a marriage counselor, first published this on Familyshare. As a marriage counselor, couples come to me for help every day—and I don’t just mean people who step in my office. I get questions from friends, neighbors and even people who randomly sit by me on the bus. I don’t mind the questions. Honestly, I don’t (I guess that’s what happens when you love what you do). But I sure do get a lot of them. Of all the questions I get, there’s one question that comes up perhaps the most often: “So, any tips to make your marriage stronger?” I usually then go off on some long monlogue…
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Weekend Marriage Meme Roundup
The weekend is in sight. Set sail for hilarity with this week’s meme roundup! More on next page…
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6 Side-Splitting Wedding Stories
Here are 6 hilarious stories that people have submitted regarding their weddings. The Check In My friend and I checked into this HoJo (Howard Johnson) as part of a wedding group. We lugged all of our things up to the 2nd floor and proceeded into the room where I hit someone with the door. I looked down and it was the maintenance man tying his shoe. He got up and ran out of the room. A maid was on the phone acting surprised that whoever called said they rented this room and the maid stated that the A/C should be working now and hung up. I then look over and…
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5 AWFUL Marriage Proposal Stories
Some people want their proposal to be a full-scale production, complete with skywriting, a string quartet playing Adele, and a flash mob. Others prefer the simple, private, and heartfelt approach. Everyone, however, can agree on one thing: They just want it all to go smoothly. Unfortunately, sometimes the universe steps in and screws up everything. Rings are lost. Rain clouds form. Lovers become stricken with food poisoning and can barely get on one knee to face the toilet, let alone propose marriage. In short, visions of the perfect romantic moment don’t always go as planned. But, hey, if nothing else, at least a mishap can make for a great story.…
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13 Ways to Help Your Wife When She’s Falling Apart
You can find them in every grocery store, office, playground and drop off lane at the local elementary school. The women who wipe their children’s tears away, who selflessly serve day after day with little or no appreciation, who juggle working and parenting and sleepless nights and endless guilt, who love their husbands fiercely, who continually look after everyone’s needs except their own. They are the women who quietly run the world. And, if you’re a woman reading this article, “they” probably means you. I know the look in your eye. I know what it feels like to give everything and never feel like it’s enough. I know what it…
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Thursday Marriage Meme Roundup
You made it past the middle of the week and are now in the home stretch. Grab onto these memes as life preservers and ride them straight into the weekend! More on next page…
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11 Easy Ways To Make Kids Feel Loved Everyday
I love my three girls so much it hurts. Some days I walk around bursting with the love I have for them. It’s a physical condition, loving my children, one that fills me with wonder and leaves me in awe of the infinite capacity of the heart. These are the days I wear my love on my sleeve where the girls can plainly see and feel it. I laugh and joke around. I ask for a full report of the day and listen closely as they go into detail. I bake cookies just because. Other days, I’m depleted. Maybe everyone woke up late for school, and we never fully caught…
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The Battle Plan For Combating Family Debt
When you have a child or two, expenses can really rev up. Diapers, rice cereal, pureed kale, child care, pre-school, Mandarin lessons, ski instruction, Disney World, psychotherapy, Kanyeconcerts (tour canceled, phew) and the list goes on. Along with more joy in your life comes its partner—more debt. Deciding to reduce your debt is often smart — and for some people it’s essential. Here’s how: Step 1 Make a list—spreadsheets accepted—of all your debts, ranked from highest interest rate to lowest. Most people don’t know how much they owe. Now you will. (The average household has $17,000 in credit card debt alone.) Step 2 Make a reasonable, achievable goal. How much…
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9 People Share The ABSOLUTE Worst Parenting Advice They’ve Ever Been Given
Whether you just got married, you’re trying to get pregnant, you’re expecting or you already have five kids, you’ve probably been the recipient of some pretty crazy parenting advice. You might think you’ve heard it all, between mother-in-laws and strangers on the street telling you all about the best way to breastfeed, but we’re pretty confident you haven’t heard anything like this. Here are nine REAL pieces of horrible parenting advice people have been given: 1. Don’t let them get ahead “Read your child a thousand books before letting them read one themselves. If they learn to read before they’re in school, they’ll just be bored and disruptive when they…
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7 Things My Partner Can’t Understand About Being A Stay-At-Home Mom
I have an amazing parter of nearly 13 years. He totally gets all the weirdest parts of me, doesn’t question my choices, and whole-heartedly supports my every whim, whether it’s in regards to my career or parenting choices. I’m thankful to have found him at a time in my life when I never expected to fall in love. We do have this one, tiny issue, thought: there are some things my partner can’t understand about being a stay-at-home mom and, honestly, his inability to completely relate kind of bums me out. Being a stay-at-home mom means taking on numerous roles simultaneously, all while trying to maintain some level of sanity…
