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Comment on Relationship Myth: If it looks good on the outside, then it must be great on the inside! by Bring More Traffic to Your Website With Video Marketing

Bring More Traffic to Your Website With Video Marketing — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:47:34 +0000

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Comment on 10 Things You Never Say to Your Spouse While Fighting by Shasta Baumgardt

Shasta Baumgardt — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:18:07 +0000

This blog is great. How did you come up witht he idea?

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Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:28:45 +0000

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Comment on There Is No Happily Ever After For Some Fallen Princesses by Cesar Gamez

Cesar Gamez — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:35:48 +0000

Here is what my friend Susan wrote on my facebook:
“My husband and I have always been leery of the perfect Disney-type world and the expectations absorbed from it. Kids used to aspire to be astronauts, firefighters, doctors, nurses, police officers, etc. Our girls (principally the second one) have informed us that they want to be a princess so they don’t have to do any work. (This said after they had to do some chores.) So much for the ol’ work ethic, huh?

After our daughter’s grand announcement of their aspiration, we had the opportunity to share a little lesson on the expectations of REAL princesses, which are actually quite high. We Googled images of princesses and saw that they don’t always wear beautiful gowns and some of them are, in fact, quite ugly!

I have no objection to little girls dressing up as princesses, but I believe it is a parental responsibility to ground our children in reality while giving them dreams to soar.”

Comment on How Do Single Parents Do It? by Cesar Gamez

Cesar Gamez — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:34:55 +0000

Here is what my friend Velma wrote on my facebook:
“Well Cesar first I have to say that I’m so proud to know someone like you. You have this amazing ability to put yourself in other peoples shoes and mannage to learn something from every situation to better yourself but you don’t stop there. You go on to share with others so they can learn from it and put it into the simplest words so every emotion and thought is made important. That is truly a gift and thank you for sharing it with us.
You know I’m a single mom and the answer to your question is we don’t do it… and Susan is totally right about our stress coming across the wrong way. I recently had to train myself to rethink the situation and put the right amount of energy in the right direction. The single life is very different and instead of having a spouse. I have a support team. My friends and family always step in to help out and have no problem giving me advice : – ) Raising children requires a deep thought process in everything you do and say because they are watching and learning. My favorite thing to do with Emma is just say exactly what is on my mind but say it with a sort of chipper tone for example, “I am so tired because today I… but I have to get this laundry done! (and sometimes I throw in a) I sure wish I had some help.” I know it sounds funny but to fake your way through it teaches you and her self control and strength and her understanding. My mom says telling children your stresses puts a burdon on them that they are to young to handle but I dissagrea. What they learn as children stays with them into adult hood and learning how to handle simple life chores is one of those things they already see and do. I can’t tell her to clean her room and do it with a smile on her face if I don’t do it myself. I don’t know though I’m still learning myself. What do you think?”