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Cohabitation

Youve been dating for awhile now, or maybe you are engaged. You are in love, you get along, and you are even talking about a future together. But before making that huge commitment, the discussion of moving in together comes up. What do you do? You dont want to disappoint your parents as they dreamed of you getting married and then living with your significant other. If you are a woman, you dont want to act as a wife when you arent.

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How Do I Deal With Parents Who Have Alzheimers?

Alzheimer’s disease causes a person to lose the ability to remember conversations, appointments and, as the disease progresses, their family members and common objects, according to MayoClinic.com. Dealing with parents who have Alzheimer’s is difficult, especially if you are raising a family of your own or work outside the home. Whether you take care of your parents yourself or place them in a care facility, you need as much support and help as you can get.

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Are You A Helicopter Parent?

A helicopter parent is a colloquial, early 21st-century term for a parent who pays extremely close attention to his or her childs or childrens experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they hover closely overhead, rarely out of reach, whether their children need them or not.

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Take a vacation from your life~

With everything going on in the world, from politics to the economy, to life’s stressors, it is important to take a break from it all. I prefer calling it taking a “vacation from your life”. My husband and I and our children are going to Disney World this week, and it could not have come at a more perfect time. Like many others, I am stressed with everything happening around me, and on top of that I have some deadlines for a book I am publishing. I am ready to go escape life for a bit, even if it is just temporary.