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The Stonewall has come down

Posted in My personal story, family issues, relationships, teenage girls, tagged , , on December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I thought since some people have read the story about Miss A stonewalling me that it was worth writing about a young Miss A (now 18 and a half) showing much more maturity. In the 18 months she was living elsewhere she discovered life can be tough and getting what you want is difficult. She [...]

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Some Boats need to be rocked

Posted in Depression, Finding your real self, anger, can do, creating amazing, emotional well being, family issues, mental health, self awareness, self esteem, tagged , , on March 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I just came across this article: http://www.speakstrong.com/articles/speak-strong/boats.html
I just can’t say it much better - I have covered this topic before, so I won’t ad…except to say yes this is important6 for my journey of confrontation!
Enuff!

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It has been some time

Posted in Getting unstuck, can do, creating amazing, emotional well being, family issues, life, relationships, tagged , , , , , on October 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Well, for anyone reading this I apologise that my writing has stopped…but I won’t apologise that the rants have been done with. Yes I am feeling better!

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The ‘get your shit together challenge’

Posted in My personal story, can do, creating amazing, emotional well being, ex husband, family issues, letting go of the past, life, mental health, mother, self awareness, self esteem, separation, teenage girls, women on August 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Ok..I fess – I am in awe of Craig Harper his style, his manner, his writing, his whole site….and now he has thrown down a challenge I cannot ignore – the Get your shot together challenge’. See…(assuming you took took that link!) no airy fairy nice as pie language from this motivator [...]

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Stonewalled by a teenager

Posted in Dragonslaying, My personal story, anger, emotional well being, family issues, love, mother, relationships, teenage girls on August 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Are you a parent with a 17 something teenage daughter that thinks she has the man of her dreams in her life and who bends the rules at every opportunity…I am and sad to say but I have had to bring to the fore tough love – problem it’s it feels tough on me too. [...]

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About friending and social networking online

Posted in In the Community, emotional well being, family issues, learning, life, mental health, mother, relationships, self awareness, self esteem, teaching, teenage girls on July 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »

As a parent I am concerned about the phenomenon of MY SPACE – my kids are into it -as are many others. I am also a teacher of teenagers and have already witnessed the impact that a MY SPACE page can have within a peer group in the real world. I have come across this [...]

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Emotional Intelligence

Posted in Depression, anger, can do, creating amazing, emotional well being, family issues, learning, love, mental health, mother, relationships, self awareness, self esteem, teaching, women on July 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Well this is not about my relationship with the ex for a change! This is about me, you and everyone else! I am rather chuffed to say that I have been noted for responding to a clip of a scene performed by Sydney Poitier noting how it reflects what we are capable of if we [...]

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The Chameleon

Posted in Dragonslaying, anger, ex husband, family issues, men, mother, relationships, self awareness, separation, women on July 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »

A Chameleon is a changeable, fickle, or inconstant person. That’ my ex. After the tirade of abuse I got on Sunday, and again on Tuesday after I went researching the impact of hie threat to go bankrupt to hurt me, he came back on Thursday eating humble pie! On Tuesday after I questioned him he [...]

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The Curse of financial commitment

Posted in Depression, anger, emotional well being, ex husband, family issues, letting go of the past, men, mother, relationships, self awareness, self esteem, separation, women on July 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Well what can I say to start this off? I am separated but connected. Connected by the mortgage document my ex and myself signed a number of years ago. And darn it we have still not sold the house! It has been 3 months, we’ve lowered the price but until it sells neither of us [...]

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What’s good for the kids?

Posted in Dragonslaying, My personal story, anger, family issues, life, mother, relationships, self awareness, separation, teenage girls, women on June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

In our separation, all  the current hype and advice is the kids come first. He says ‘The kids come first’ but he does not DO the ‘kids come first’. He just does not think of their needs, and what may be good for them – he much prefers to consider what suits him, what is [...]

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