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Category Archives: Holiday with siblings
Step Siblings, Blood Siblings- Will it Be a :Summer Family Reuinion or Family Meeting
Did those step siblings who entered your life when Mom divorced Dad and married again, destroy your warm family nest? Continue reading
Posted in adult sibling rivalry, dysfuntional family, extended family, family meeting, Holiday with siblings, Sibling Forgivenss, sibling rivalry, Step Siblings, summer family reunion
Tagged blood brother, Cain and Abel, family meeting, half-siblings, midlife siblings, sibing relationship, sibling rivalry, step-sibling, summer family reunion, Surviving holidays with family
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Celebrate Father’s Day Without Siblings Drama and Drunks
If you live long distance and come in for father’s day , how to make the trip worth it for you and Dad. Start with- don’t stay with an sibling you don’t like. Try a motel or airbnb- they have places in very town your Dad might live. Continue reading
Eight Tips For Father’s Day Celebrations To Keep It Sibling Stress Free
It is a party not a family meeting. If you want to talk about personal issues, make a date to get together with your angry sister/brother. Continue reading
Late Life Remarriage=I Am My Own In- Law?
Get ready for the future. In twenty-first century midlife, not only do we frequently get divorced and remarried, but our aging parents do as well. Sometimes shockingly, we may acquire unexpected stepsiblings through a parent’s unforeseen late-life marriage. Continue reading
PTSD Sibling Post Holiday Therapy Needed?Take This Test.
If the main villain in the family tragedy is a sibling or step sibling – here’s a post holiday quiz to see if you need help. Continue reading
Posted in dysfuntional family, extended family, half siblings, Holiday with siblings, holidays, Sibling Forgivenss, Step Siblings, Uncategorized
Tagged blood brother, Christmas, Cinderella, divorce. step-mother", family rules, half-siblings, Inception, max, midlife siblings, post-holidays, sibing relationship, sibling rivalry, step-sibling, stepsiblings, Surviving holidays with family, ugly step sister, Where the Wild Things Are
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The Weather Outside Is Frightful for Dysfunctional Families
If you’re in a dysfunctional family or suspect you might be – cheer yourself up by watching other people’s pain. Go to the movies . Continue reading
Red Flags for a Sibling “I Hate You” Story Pre- Holiday Daze
Perhaps your brother was pushy or slugged you behind Mom’s back. Maybe you had sisters who got much the new prom dress when you did Goodwill. Divorce may have shattered that family nest like a hurricane leaving you with a dual life of two houses, two beds, two sets of parents, stepsiblings, left you a and a rudderless childhood. Continue reading
Posted in Aging parent, brother, half siblings, Holiday with siblings, holidays, Parent, Step Siblings
Tagged family, family drama, holiday, sibling rivalry, siblings, step, step brother, step sister
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Are Your Bloods, Half’s and Steps in an Endless War-Pre Holidays ?
Do your half siblings hate their whole siblings? Are your bloods and steps in an endless war ?
If yes is the answer to any of these- approach the holidays in a new way.
TV’s Modern Family Shows Us Sibling Rivalry
“Modern Family” mirrors the real sibling relationship, showing how old childhood baggage get carried forward into adult years. Sibling rivalry can last until midlife and longer. Continue reading