13 Tips to Help You Know How to Best Home School Your Child When the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a pandemic, it set off a pandemic of fear among moms worldwide. Just like that, Covid-19 has left “regular school” moms trying to figure out how to home school a child. Curse you, coronavirus! Unlike a disease-related pandemic, moms have no emergency plan for how to home school a child. It may feel overwhelming or daunting. To describe it... Read more
Your husband is human. No matter how much he loves you, he’s going to mess up. He’s going to hurt your feelings. Just because he hurts your feelings doesn’t mean he doesn’t love you. Most of the time, it’s probably unintentional. What do you do when your husband hurts your feelings? I’m not saying hurting your feelings is okay, but don’t throw him out if he makes a mistake. A mistake and a habit are two different things. Here are four... Read more
Do you do whatever is necessary to maintain control in your marriage? Do you pout or throw temper tantrums to get your way? If so, you may need to ask yourself, “Am I bullying my husband?” Women are usually portrayed as the weaker sex, but you don’t have to be physically strong or physically abusive to be a bully. You can be an emotional bully. A bullied man feels disrespected. He feels like he can’t do anything right, so he... Read more
Early in your marriage, being locked in a small, private room with your husband might’ve been a dream come true, but times have changed. How can you keep your marriage strong during quarantine? After years of marriage, being “stuck” with your husband in a small space for days, might not feel like a good thing. During quarantine, he could start to bug you. In other words, when you’re in close quarters, his habits and quirks might start getting on your nerves,... Read more
Cheating is just wrong. Most people would agree. If we all know it’s wrong, how can cheating be justified? Why do so many people cheat? Cheating doesn’t just happen. You make up your mind to cheat long before you do it. After you make the decision, you look for reason to justify it. He cheated on me. He spends too much time on his phone. He works too much. I’m lonely. Whatever the reason, cheating’s never okay. You can justify anything... Read more
Are you primed for an affair? Are you frustrated, lonely and overwhelmed? Are you looking for a better situation than the one you’re in? Do you more spend time thinking about wanting out of your marriage than you do looking for reasons to stay in? You may be primed to cheat. When you’re primed to cheat, you’re beyond thinking about it and a breath away from planning how you’d pull it off. You unknowingly may be looking for solutions outside... Read more
Do you feel like a loser because your man doesn’t “do” Valentine’s Day? What do you do when your husband doesn’t celebrate Valentines Day? I mean really, how hard is it to buy a card and scribble ‘I love you’? For some, ‘V’ Day is a great day. For others, not so much. If he sends flowers, you feel like a winner. If he doesn’t, you feel like an unloved loser. You can also feel like a loser if he... Read more
How should you apologize to your husband when you hurt his feelings? Like you really mean it. Have you ever blasted him for something only to find out you were dead wrong? You know what I’m talking about. You make an assumption about his motives or why he was late only to find out you were mistaken. I’ve been guilty of this too many times. It’s embarrassing. If you’re anything like me, you’ve had those kinds of wife-fail moments, too.... Read more
Why has my husband changed? What happened to my Prince Charming? When you first fall in love, you see your man as Prince Charming. He’s handsome, funny, has great ideas and he treats you like a princess. Then he changes. Every wife eventually realizes that underneath that Prince Charming exterior sits a mere mortal, who seems more like a toad. Why has my husband changed? The longer you’re married, the more toad-like he becomes. He’s less considerate and more selfish.... Read more
He gets on your nerves. Maybe he’s lazy, works too much or is bad with money. Or you think you might be happier with someone else. Do you find yourself pondering, “Should I get divorced?” I get it. Marriage can be a struggle. People sometimes use struggles as an excuse to divorce. Divorce may be a permanent solution to a temporary problem. You can improve your marriage. Everyone struggles at one time or another in marriage. You’re not alone. Just because... Read more
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