Guilt is a feeling of self-blame. How can adult children blame themselves for having certain obligations to their family or for harbouring feelings of irritation which they’ve had for twenty- five years or more towards their parent? Feelings are neither good nor bad, they are facts. It is a fact that you feel A or [...]
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Do you feel guilty towards parents?
January 15, 2010What about the parent who has sacrificed a life for her/his child, and the child abandons the parent?
January 15, 2010“Sacrificed a life“! Weighty words indeed. What do they mean? Sacrifice means to “give up” — but has this parent given up a life for a child? Or has the parent devoted his/her life to the child? I would assume that the latter is what is meant. Unfortunately, this does happen. Unfortunately, because the parent [...]
Why old(er) people are not like children continued
December 13, 2009Older people and children are often sick
As a basic principle we should not ascribe any deterioration in health to a specific age group. We have been brainwashed for years to believe that children are forever vomiting, teething, snivelling or running temperatures, while older people have arthritis, fragile bones, stiffness, as well as poor sight and [...]
Why Girls Love Guys, Five Reasons to go
November 20, 2009Because they put up with us.
Face it: What seems like perfectly normal behavior to us is bona fide alien-nation stuff to them. And yet, often, with great grace and good humor, men do their level best to accommodate the needs of these strange female creatures. One woman recalls how a guy she befriended in [...]
Your Pal, Her Enemy：Does your wife give hard time on your friends?
August 17, 2009He drinks too much and cheats on his wife. He drags you (twisting your arm, of course) to strip joints. If you were in a commercial with the guy, you’d be the one holding up your beer and blubbering, “I love you, man.”
He’s your friend, and your woman hates him.
After Breakup, Should I try to get him back?
August 16, 2009Practically every woman we talked to asked this question. Funny thing was, they didn’t all mean the same thing. About three-quarters of them wanted to know whether they should attempt a reconciliation. The rest wondered whether they should attempt . . . revenge.
Wealth Miracles to be Expected
June 23, 2009“There is no wealth but life.”
The unromantic mother/son dynamic (where you tell your husband how much he can spend or what he can buy) is the first thing to go when you let him manage the finances. Remember: Men are not attracted to their mothers.
Three Steps to Draw a Man Back
February 20, 2009To gradually draw a man back to the family is a crucial element of a woman’s new job description. Here are the three basic steps they should take:
Step 1. Give him lots of alone time and let him see that you don’t mind. Encourage him to spend time with his male friends by not getting [...]
Live Marriage, Love or Make Love first?
February 5, 2009The Bible describes the complexity and majesty of God with these three words “God is love” (1 John 4:16). When Jesus completed His ministry on this earth, He gave His disciples a command, known as the eleventh commandment, which was, “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12). Christ gave His love when [...]
Do you let your parents get in your marriage?
February 5, 2009The Bible says, “For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh” (Matt. 19:5, Kw). Notice the words leave and cleave.
When you get married, you leave the authority your parents have to control your life. You do not have to call [...]
