Browsing Category Relationships
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Parenting 557
Re-claiming the Responsibility of Being a Parent
I have lived with and raised my son on my own for the majority of the last 8 of the 11 years of his life and have been ...
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Couples 725
Conflict in Relationships and Marriage – Taking Responsibility
My husband and I had very different upbringings with two very different sets of ideals and beliefs about how a relationship and marriage ‘should’ look – which often ...
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Couples 827
Women in Relationships – The Pictures of How A Woman Should Be
I have just realised that I have all these pictures, ideals and beliefs in my head about women in relationships and on how a woman should be in ...
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Friendships 921
Am I Allowed to be this? Finding a Balance in True Expression
Am I allowed to say that? Am I allowed to eat this? Am I allowed to not want to eat this? Am I allowed to wear these clothes ...
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Parenting 647
Wise Dad, Dedicated Dad – or Just Being Me?
When I became a father, I felt being a wise and dedicated dad was the best type of father to be for my sons. I didn’t consider just ...
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Relationships 440
Something About Christmas
I cherish the opportunity Christmas brings for me to build relationships and meet more people. The month of December can be a great month. The gradual incline towards ...
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Family 495
The Best Christmas Present Ever
Last Christmas I received the most unexpected and miraculous present ever. I was speaking with my Mom, with whom I have had a difficult relationship for many years, particularly ...
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Relationships 766
Truly Beautiful
Today I stand here as a beauty-full woman. I look at myself and am blown away with who I see before me: a strong, confident, powerful and truly ...
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Friendships 767
The Beauty in Being Completely Honest and Just Being Me
Just last week I shared an email conversation with a friend in which, amongst other things, I asked how they were, and in return they did the same. ...
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Family 682
My Sister and I
My Sister and I: My Distant Relationship with my Sister From the beginning of our lives it has felt as though my sister and I were destined to ...