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Top Underrated Vacation Destinations (According to ChatGPT and Me)
I鈥檓 sick of traveling to the same places everyone else goes to. The crowds are thick, everything is overpriced, people are short-tempered, and it feels more like a walk through a picture book than an exciting new discovery. But where do you find the uncut jewels, those vacation destinations with original character and local flavor? […]
Breaking the Double Standard: Why Fathers Should be Held to Equal Standards as Mothers
When I became a mum, there was this weight placed on me from day 1, it felt like there was a stash of perfectionism and instincts that I had received as soon as I birthed my son. It鈥檚 all in the comments people make as they remind you that you were created for this moment, […]
America the Beautiful
Yes, America the Beautiful. One of our great songs. Some people even confuse it as our National Anthem because of its stirring words. It also makes a great title for traveling in the United States. If you live in America, the news is mostly about its problems. And like all places, there are plenty of […]
Staying married for the kids is not the right thing to do
I had a friend who had two kids and a financially stable husband and she was a housewife. She was the kind of traditional wife who would do everything for her unloving husband and her loving children. The first time Brian laid his hands on her, she was heavily pregnant, she stumbled on the table […]
Gentle Parenting Sets Unrealistic Expectations on Parents and It鈥檚 Time to Stop
I was brought up in a strict household, sometimes a bit too strict. The level of strictness sometimes felt unnecessary and conjured as a way of relieving stress. If you grew up with authoritarian parents, you know exactly what I mean. This kind of style meant that you never questioned what went on. Your main […]
Why Biological Parents Must Draw Clear Boundaries for Step-Parents
Stacy鈥檚 mum got married when she was 13, to a guy from Spain and she and her family came from South Africa. Her parents divorced when she was 5 and her sister was only 3 so for most of their life they knew no one else apart from her aunties, mother and granny. The first […]
It is Scary but You Need to Tell Your Child about Their Absent Dad
Sooner or later the question comes up and it comes up when you least expect it. It will come up when you鈥檙e in the middle of folding laundry while watching Oprah or Top Gear and your child will ask 鈥渃an I ask you something?鈥� you鈥檒l think that they鈥檇 like another fruity loop but instead the […]
How Disney Parents Contribute to Indiscipline in Children
A friend of mine recently separated from her husband; she has three kids and adjusting for her and the kids have been difficult. There are many things parents have to figure out when they no longer live under one roof and the hardest being the visitation schedule. Creating a schedule without involving the court is […]
The Decline Of The Traditional Family Will Eventually Mess Our Society Up
I grew up in a matriarchal home so obviously, I grew up knowing that women make the rules and that men were bad people who wanted to dim our light. Many years later as a single mother and a daughter to divorced parents, I long for a traditional family. As a woman, I am grateful […]