Your Divorce is Yours

March 2, 2011

Your divorce is yours.  I know this sounds very simple, but … it is not. Too many times people come in to my office and say “I want “X” because my sister (brother, friend, co-worker… fill in the blank) got it”.  Upon further discussion, however, I point out to him or her all of the [...]

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The Holidays are Here!

December 7, 2010

We all know that usually in mid October we start saying “the Holidays are just around the corner”.  For some reason, though, this makes us behave “differently” towards others. For the most part, people in general are very detached and, frankly, mean spirited to one another.  I am not saying that everyone is mean.  What [...]

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Change and Stress

August 25, 2010

To many of us, myself included, change can present a tremendous amount of stress.  Why is this?  In my case, when dealing with issues in my personal life, I am very much a creature of habit.  While I have moments of impulsivity, for the most part, I like things “the way they are”.  I acknowledge [...]

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To Thine Own Self Be True

July 8, 2010

This was, as most of us know, a famous excerpt from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Many people have their own theory of what it means – this is mine. “To Thine Own Self Be True”, to me, means that I have to conduct myself in a way that will not make me cringe when I look at [...]

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Valentine’s Day

February 10, 2010

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and parents should all make the effort to include their children in Valentine’s Day plans. Before you read on, I feel a disclaimer is necessary. I AM a hopeless romantic. I DO believe that you should shower your wife/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend with affection. When in a relationship, I do exactly [...]

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Remember … they’re just kids.

January 12, 2010

Parents tend to swing from one extreme to the other in dealing with children: on the one hand, children are viewed as fragile, delicate beings, while on the other hand, parents seem to view children as rough, hearty and “unbreakable” individuals. The truth is, they’re both. The point of this missive, however, is to remind [...]

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Twas the Night Before Court

December 16, 2009

Twas the night before Court And all through the house The tension was heavy, my tears stained by blouse My mother was angry, my father upset They both had no idea, just how ugly this’d get. They both were fighting for what they said was right Do they have any idea who’s really losing this [...]

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