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Wednesday, November 07, 2012 - Old growth tree destruction:a harbinger of what is in store for our relationships I can't complain. My family had power throughout hurricane Sandy while my next door neighbors and the rest of my area in Westchester, New York fell into the black when a large tree came thundering across our ..

Monday, September 17, 2012 - Co-parenting as a step parent is fraught with challenges Just as there is no instruction manual with being a parent, there certainly isn't one for the more frequent number of step-parents (I'm not including he hundreds of self-help books). Whether you want to be one or not, the decision isn't o ..

Monday, September 03, 2012 - Coming to the end of another Labor Day, it had become apparent to me, that children, almost on their own, are romance killers. While most parents and people know this intuitively, they seem to wake-up one day when their youngest child turns 18 and goes off to college. When these parents realize  ..

Monday, August 27, 2012 - When we get married, we find that a number of responsibilities and family changes creep into our lives and steal our youth and independence. The "marrieds" often laugh and then cry about the ubiquitous minivan, nanny or babysitter and our lack of time and need for planning to get those few preci ..

Saturday, April 28, 2012 - Why do we have children when we fall in love? Why do we have children? Often, it is purely for selfish reasons. It may be the desire to continue the family name and for some people, to try to positively change a bland or failing marriage. In many cases, the desire to have a family is part ..

Friday, March 30, 2012 - Instant Gratification, Quick Fixes, No Patience and a Lack of Deep-thinking Ability Recently, a journalist wrote about romance being killed by online dating. That is a narrow view of things since online dating accounts for only 20% of all relationships. What is more obvious is the culture that  ..

Monday, February 27, 2012 - Winter Vacation Time Should Also Be Romantic Time Our winter vacation has just ended and we find ourselves more tired than when we left on what was supposed to be a relaxing and romantic family vacation. Do they have to be mutually exclusive? I often remind my readers that a key to any aspec ..

Friday, February 10, 2012 - If you are in any of the professions that provides a service to children, you will know that some parents just have no business having children. Whether they are irresponsible, controlling, angry and abusive or any manner of dysfunction, teachers, coaches and other people that interact with chil ..

Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - Recent films like Wanderlust, The Vow, Valentine's Day and so many other movies support the notion that intimacy has to be so much more than just holding hands. These movies and so many more support and promote the expectation that intimacy must include a heated interchange, physical calisthenic ..

Monday, January 09, 2012 - Comedians are joking about it. Parents are fretting about it and television reality shows are promoting it as a twisted reality of parents who are trying to live vicariously through their children on shows like Toddlers in tiaras and Dance Moms. It’s an ugly reality and it’s getting wors ..