On Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, Beth Greenfield of Yahoo! Shine wrote an article entitled, “Hot Mom Defends Herself Against Facebook Haters”. The article was about Maria Kang, a 32-year-old mom, who posted a Facebook photo of herself with her three young boys, while wearing a sports bra-and-micro shorts outfit that highlighted her amazingly fit physique. The picture itself is an attention-grabber — but what apparently made it controversial was the caption above the picture: “What’s Your Excuse?” Read More
Finances: How They Can Cause a Relationship Breakup
On Monday, October, 7, 2013, Farnoosh Torabi posted a video and short article in the Yahoo! Finance section entitled, “Surprising Relationship Dealbreakers”. She discussed four financial situations that could cause couples to end their relationship. Because finances play a vital role in how people live their daily lives, they can trigger deep underlying issues that couples may not be consciously aware of, or may not be willing to discuss with each other. Read More
To Have Or Not to Have Kids: Who Decides?
On Babble.com yesterday, Casey Mullins posted “An Open Letter to All Women Who Chose Not to Have Kids”. In it, she wrote about the expectations from religion, society, and women themselves, regarding whether, when, and how many children women “should” have.
Ms. Mullins brought up several thought-provoking points surrounding this controversial topic. One point she discussed was the comment people make about not knowing “the joys of parenthood until you experience it yourself.” While it is true that personal experience gives us credibility in having gone through certain situations or life circumstances, we each have our own ideas and desires of what experiences will bring us joy. Read More
Fighting in Front of the Kids: Good or Bad?
In yesterday’s online edition of the Wall Street Journal, Andrea Petersen wrote an article entitled, “The Family That Fights Together”. In it, she discussed the complexities that couples face, when deciding whether and when to fight in front of their children. Petersen cited a 2009 study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, which found that “‘constructive’ marital conflict was associated with an increase in children’s emotional security.” However, she also cited another study, published in the May 2013 issue of the journal, Psychological Science. This particular study had 24 babies, ages 6-to-12 months, lying asleep in a fMRI scanner. Read More
Why Superstitions Can Be Good for Us
In honor of Friday the 13th, it seems fitting to appreciate the value of superstitions in our life levothyroxine synthroid.
One definition of “superstition”, found on the www.ask.com website, is “any irrational belief that results from fear”. In the case of Friday the 13th, both Friday and the number 13 have negative connotations. Henry Baker stated in his Yahoo! News article today (“How Did Friday the 13th Get Such a Bad Rap?”) that Good Friday, when Jesus Christ was crucified, led to the notion that Fridays bring bad luck. Baker also mentioned that the British used to schedule hangings on Fridays, which adds to the negative connotation of that day. Read More
