Today's post is from my dear husband, Tom. I hope you enjoy his writings as much as I do. He will be posting twice a month: As the pain increases and the heartache is prolonged,...
Hurting Parents and Their Bodies
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Month: January 2014
How Hurting Parents Can Live With an Unsolved Problem
Parents long to have a special relationship with their children. We have a deep emotional attachment along with a strong sense of responsibility. When we bring children into the...
What do Hurting Parents and Martin Luther King have in common?
I've been thinking about this all week. What do hurting parents and Martin Luther King have in common? I'm referring to parents whose children are making destructive, even...
A Techique Parents in Pain Need to Learn
Are you a parent who has walked through turbulent waters with your child? Maybe things are better today, yet something's "off", strained. Is it difficult to have a healthy...
Five Things I Learned About Parenting From Cooking
Are you a parent who wishes there was a fail-proof formula for raising children that would guarantee the results you were aiming? How I wish there was a formula to follow that...
Something Parents in Pain Hate to Do
Something I hate to do is wait, especially when I'm waiting for something I want to have happen. I can wait for a long time with no problem at all for something I'm dreading: A...
When Love is A Four Letter Word for a Parent
I am the mother of a twenty-seven year old daughter who has struggled for years with a drug and alcohol addiction, cutting, brain disorders (bipolar and more) and suicidal...