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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Gen X Siblings Grew Up With Greedy Gordon Gekko on First Wall Street Movie
Oliver Stone’s film eighties movie Wall Street with Michael Douglas as the hyper materialistic defined the life of Gen X siblings. Gordon Gekko, wearing power suspenders, slicked back hair, consumed with himself and his Wall Street riches, and Charlie Sheen … Continue reading
Caring for yourself as the caregiver is Key to Caring for Your Kids
Taking care of yourself as the caregiver is key to caring for others. If you are a parent of a teenagers or young children struggling with present sibling rivalry , avoiding a future “I Hate You” story starts with caring … Continue reading
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Tagged brother, midlife siblings, sibling forgiveness, siblings, sister
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Telling Your Sibling “I Hate You” Story to Someone Else
If you have a sibling I Hate You Story and wrote it down, you have begun the process of intention- to change that “ I Hate You story” and reestablish your sibling relationship. Intention started with writing down what happened … Continue reading
How to Write Your Sibling I Hate You Story
Writing Your “I Hate You” Story Let’s take a look at how to start to tell your sibling “I Hate You” story. First, we would like you to practice a relaxing exercise for a few days. This technique will help … Continue reading
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Santa Cruz Traveling Mystery Tour Begins
I have worked with “ The Plot Whisperer” Martha Alderson , for several hours today. We are trying to harness the power of the internet .That task has been both fun and a challenge to my brain. We both began … Continue reading
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Avoid Sibling Rivalry- Listen For the Sound of Chalk Scraping on the Blackboard In Your Kids Relationship
Parent your children so that you are raising caring brothers and sisters in harmony. Spot sibling relationships that sound like chalk scraping on a blackboard. Harmony is more than a sound. It is difficult to slug it out, bully, or … Continue reading
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Do you have an “ I Hate You Story “ about your stepsiblings?
Those stepsiblings who entered your life when Mom divorced Dad and married again, destroying your warm family nest, are there at Mom’s birthday. You are still angry at them for ruining your family, draining away your parent’s love, even though … Continue reading
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Wil your kids recreate your own old sibling war with your midlife siblings?
Are you worried that someday your kids will throw their own spears at each other with the battle cry “Mom loved you best.” If you do not want to be that toxic mom or dad yourself, and you want to … Continue reading
Siblings at Labor Day Parties=Acid Reflux=Siblings Rivalry
Are you going to see your sibling at the labor day gathering then either argue with them or just try to avoid them? Do you have sibling rivalry in your family ? Perhaps you were pitted against each other by … Continue reading
Stop Cain and Abel From Entering Your Family- Have Family Meetings With Your Kids
Family meetings are an excellent tool for letting you listen to both sides of a sibling argument. They provide a safe arena where you can impose rules about each person taking a turn to express his or her viewpoint Continue reading
