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Category Archives: holidays
Are You and Your Midlife Siblings Going to Spoil The Fourth of July Barbeque?
Celebrations like today’s family Fourth of July barbeque or gathering are not time to discuss family /sibling problems. This is true especially if there is lots of alcohol involved. Continue reading
Posted in Aging parent, brother, dysfuntional family, extended family, family meeting, Fourth of July, holidays, sibling rivalry, sibling team, sisters
Tagged aging family crisis, aging parent hospitalization, blood brother, Celebrations, family meeting, Fourth of July, midlife siblings, sibing relationship
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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
Mother’s Day Gifts from Kid Siblings- Homemade and Priceless
What are some great home made gifts that young siblings can make for mother’s day- for either Mom or Grandma ? Continue reading
Posted in extended family, Generation X, holidays, Parent, Raising your siblings, young siblings
Tagged cheap gifts with priceless love, Dad tips for mother's day, extended family, home made gifts, involve Dad in mother's day, mother's day gifts, parenting, sibing relationship, young siblings
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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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Have Post Holiday Blues About Fractured Family Rules?
Want to make a New Year’s resolution to change the rules that put you through such annual misery? Continue reading
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.