It is often said that older people are like children. There is as much truth in that as there is in saying the moon is square.
I think what is really meant, is that older people sometimes react in ways that seem irrational — and this is equated with the reactions of children. It is often [...]
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Why old(er) people are not like children
December 13, 2009The Feeling Pain of Lost /Abandoned Love
August 30, 2009Yup. Heartbreak has no mercy. It doesn’t just cause emotional turmoil—why stop there?—it takes its physical toll, too. Some of the most common symptoms reported: heartbreak pimples, heartbreakheartbreak insomnia, heartbreak intestinal disorders, and heartbreak headaches. Not to mention that your eyes and nose are often so swollen from crying, you can barely see to assess [...]
The Fight in a Love Relationship
August 12, 2009No love (or no love worth having, anyway) is totally smooth sailing. That would be ridiculous, and boring, besides. True love calls for a little tussling, a little hysterical scene-making, a little verbal jai-alai. When he puts the empty Chinese food carton back in the fridge or flips television channels like his life depends on [...]
Marriage, let’s Resolve Our Differences
November 24, 2008When both partners have expressed their desires explicitly in terms of outcome, the stage is set for the discussion of any differences. To ensure a win/win approach during this phase, the couple must stick rigidly to the “we versus it” approach, as opposed to the “you versus me” approach. The “we versus it” approach implies [...]
Children Safety with Cat
November 24, 2008Teaching a child how to handle a cat correctly will ensure the safety of both, but may be difficult to drum into young children, who will probably be beside themselves with excitement at the arrival of a feline playmate. (And it’s kinder to the new cat to arrange for them to be out of the [...]
The big day: bringing your cat home
November 24, 2008As the great day dawns, you’ll awake to the realization that life will never be quite the same again. Ideally, you will have arranged to collect your cat or kitten on a day when you will be at home so that you can reassure it and get to know each other, and also when your [...]
HAEMORRHAGE Herbal Remedies
November 15, 2008Include the following in the diet: comfrey, sunflower seeds, parsley, bananas, cayenne pepper and lemons.
Yarrow
Bruise leaves and scald with hot water. Apply as a local compress. Alternatively, make a standard
HAEMORRHAGE Herbal Remedies
Include the following in the diet: comfrey, sunflower seeds, parsley, bananas, cayenne pepper and lemons.
Yarrow
Bruise leaves and scald with hot water. Apply as [...]
Smoking Effects of Nicotine on your entire Body
November 12, 2008Nicotine is one of the most powerful of all known drugs. Two or three drops placed on your tongue would be enough to kill you. And, for that matter, the amount of nicotine in a cigar would be fatal if it were administered as an injection in a single swift dose.
The way nicotine affects the [...]
