Family & Relationships
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How to cope with Christmas
Rita Mitios
With today's sometimes irregular family structures, the family Christmas isn't always ideal. Rita Mitios looks at what you can do to compensate.
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Tangled Web of Deceit and Guilt
When I was upset and needed a hug, he gave me one-but it went further.
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Celebrity Sons
Every time I hear the phrase, "to spend more time with family," I suspect a ruse.
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A Mile in His Shoes
Cathy Irleland
It's good to serve your family. But Cathy Irleland has begun to wonder if there is more to serving others.
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Bad Memories in a Good Relationship
Fortunately my current relationship is a happy one, but I struggle with issues of trust.
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How can I trust again?
I don't understand what has happened. I don't know if I'll be able to ever trust anyone else again.
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No Need to Get Mad!
Sheila O'Connor
Kids can be frustrating, as all parents well know. But as Sheila O'Connor points out, you can and need to stay in control of them-and yourself.
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Differing Interests
I miss the people I worked with and feel this is a time to catch up with friends.
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Separation and Loss
I couldn't deal with her behaviour, so I sent her to her mother thinking she would have a better life.
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Family Matters, Still
In social terms, Millennium-ites have experienced non-traditional families and grown up in single-parent households
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No Time to be Moving On
She's our only child, and we're deeply hurt by her attitude, which borders on abusive.
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Contradictory Opinion
I have hope that some day I may cope without the pills, but for now I need them.