If you want to observe bad parenting in action, start spending time in family restaurants.
I do my share of eating out, and I believe that family restaurants are hands-down the best place to watch parents making fools of themselves in public, not that I enjoy the spectacle, mind you.
Incident #1: The […]
If you’re lucky, you come from a family that expresses lots of love and warmth during the holiday season. If you’re not lucky, your family might be something like mine. Listen, I love my family. But every time we all get together for the holidays (brothers, sisters, grandmothers, nieces, nephews), someone always […]
Last week, I wrote about my mother’s journey of self-acceptance, which prompted several of you to ask me if I would expand upon what self-acceptance means. Keep reading and I’ll share what I know about how you can learn to accept yourself, thereby tapping into one of the great secrets of happy living.
Self-Acceptance Defined
At its […]
During the past week, I’ve been watching a young relative of mine go through her first painful break-up. She’s 16 years old. Her boyfriend is her whole world. Her heart is breaking.
Many years ago, when I was 16, I too was involved in a painful relationship. And because I […]
