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Living in an Alternate Universe

Sometimes I feel as though I am living in an alternate universe. I hear people talking and find that their responses don’t seem to match the conversation that they are having. It’s as if they have pushed a disconnect button on their listening skills and they are answering questions that haven’t been asked and/or they are ignoring the questions that have been asked. A while back, I called one of my credit card companies and told the representative that I …

Pitfalls of Explaining Your Life Away

If you are a minor and living at home and your parent asks you where you’re going and with whom, you are required to answer the questions. But if you are not living under their roof, or if you are still living at home, but you are contributing an equal share of the expenses of the house, then you are not required to answer anything that infringes on your privacy. No one else has the right to question your comings …

Don’t Ask if You Don’t Want to Know

It never ceases to amaze me how people can ask a question without really wanting to know the answer. In the past week, I’ve run across three people who had three different types of questions, yet none of them so personal that the person who asked them might not want to hear the answers. One of them knew the answer to her own question so she was either too lazy to take it to the next level or she had …

Blinded by Love

Most couples are either afraid to ask each other the hard questions before marriage or, they think that because they love each other so much, everything will work itself out once they’re married. But they couldn’t be more wrong. After the marriage vows are said, if there are major disagreements about the important issues, it could then become stumbling blocks to the relationship. Take the issue of finances. Wouldn’t you like to know if your intended has a lot of …

How Much Honesty Can Children Take?

Children of all ages have very finely attuned instincts. They might not be able to pinpoint the cause of their uneasiness, but they know when something doesn’t feel right. So, how much of a bad situation should you tell a child and how much should they be shielded from the truth? Many parents don’t share their financial problems with their children because they don’t want to worry them. Same, too, with their marital problems, but still, children have a way …

Why, Mommy, Why?

I was a curious child who grew into a curious adult. I was always asking why, and although that never changed, the nature of my questions did. I love information. I don’t always know what to do with the information I have but I love having it. Information is a peculiar thing to want when you don’t know what you might want it for. It’s almost like buying a dress for an occasion that hasn’t arisen but you want to …

Stop Explaining Your Life Away

If you are a minor and living at home and your parent asks you where you’re going and with whom, you are required to answer the questions. But if you are not living under their roof, or if you are still living at home, but you are contributing an equal share of the expenses of the house, then you are not required to answering anything that infringes on your privacy. No one else has the right to question your comings …