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Divorce Lice

My soon-to-be-ex-husband just texted me from an airport 400 miles away. I was expecting to hear from him. He was about to put our 12-year-old daughter on a plane to fly to me for two weeks vacation at the beach. In fact, I was grabbing my car keys to leave for the airport to collect her at the gate. I stopped when the text popped up. My first thought: maybe the flight was delayed. Or …

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The One Skill That Will Help You Live Your Best Life

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. – Gandhi Whats the worst thing anyone has ever done to you? Have you forgiven them yet? Weve all had painful experiences that leave us feeling confused, angry and hurt – sometimes for years or a lifetime.Yes, its hard to forgive, but it might actually be harder not to: ongoing Stanford studies show a link between health and forgiveness. Grudge-holders tend …

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I Don’t Trust Women Who Don’t Have Old Friends

Over the years Ive learned a number of lessons when it comes to making new friends: my first impression of people is usually wrong and my husbands is usually right, avoid drama queens at all cost and dont trust a woman who doesnt have old friends. If youve gone through life making and breaking friendships, theres probably something deeply wrong with you. Im not exactly sure what that thing may be. Maybe you get clingy and chase them off. Maybe you borrow their designer shoes and return them with scuffs. Maybe you cut off their head and hide their body under the stairs. Whatever it is, I dont plan on waiting around to find out.