How can I stop worrying: Thought for the day

How can I worry less? How can I stop worrying? How can I decrease my anxiety or avoid worrying?

As a 'worrywart' myself, I know how hard it is to feel like you are worried and anxious and you have no control over those feelings. 

We all have things that cause us worry, stress or anxiety. 

I went through a nasty divorce before meeting my wonderful husband and have been through a custody battle that lasted years as some of my main life stresses. I was and sometimes still am worryful to such an extent that I find myself worrying about future events that may not even happen!

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Alternatives to Spanking for toddlers and Pre-scholars: Gentle Parenting

Are there any alternatives to spanking or corporal punishment for younger children?

Why should I avoid spanking or corporal punishment? How can I get my child / children to listen or obey without spanking them? What are some gentle parenting discipline ideas that work?

Mother and Son Hand print:

Jade and Dominick 

Parenting has its fair share of challenges. Once you get past the initial sleep deprived baby phase (newborn to crawling) you make your way into the hyper toddler and the pre-school phase where you’re constantly chasing a little person around, dealing with the word “NO” and wrestling with little stubborn or rebellious people with a mind of their own.

Parenting, although HIGHLY rewarding and a major blessing, also has its fair share of challenges.

Due to the love we have for our little people, one of the biggest challenging to parenting is discipline. For man (me included) the struggles in disciplining are centered around what discipline measure or means to use as well as the feeling of guilt you feel after or when disciplining (those little people sure do have our hearts wrapped around their tiny fingers).

I have made the conscious decision NOT to spank my son. For more on this as well as the negative effects (short and long term) of spanking, please read “Why I choose not to spank my son: Why spanking is a bad idea”.

In my aim to avoid spanking and any other form of corporal punishment, I have made it my goal to try and test numerous alternatives to spanking. I will list a few as well as some tips on using them.

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Ending a relationship due to infidelity: Should I break up with my boyfriend / girlfriend or wife / husband for cheating on me?

Should you end a relationship if one of the parties is unfaithful? Is cheating a reason to end a relationship? Should I end my relationship because my boyfriend or girlfriend cheated? Should I end things because he or she was unfaithful?

Infidelity:
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Deciding on whether or not to end a relationship with someone who was unfaithful is an extremely personal decision to make. For some people having their partner cheat or be unfaithful is a deal breaker with regards to a good relationship; if a partner is unfaithful there are no second chances, "but"s or "what if"s – for them the relationship is over. For others, cheating can still be forgiven or excused and he or she is willing to fix or work on a relationship after an affair.

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How to forget your ex / How to move on

How can I forget my ex? I can't stop thinking about my ex, how can I move on from my past relationship? I don't know how to heal from the break up. I don't know how to move on. I don't know how to let go.

If you've gotten out of a break up and feel like the past relationship or your ex has some kind of a hold on you and you find it extremely hard to move on and let go then you need to read further.

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How to make a relationship work the second or third time around

Is our relationship worth another try? Can 'second time around' relationships work? Can a relationship work the third time around? Are 'second time around' relationships worth it? How can we make our relationship work this time around?

Looking in each others eyes:
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Deciding to try and make a relationship work the second or third time around can be a very hard decision to make and a lot of thoughts and questions might flood your mind.

 

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Sweet or romantic text messages to send to an exgirlfriend or exboyfriend: Sweet texts to send ex's

Are there any sweet text messages I could send my exgirlfriend? What are some sweet messages I could send my exboyfriend? What would be a sweet thing to say to my ex? Are there any sweet goodnight or good morning messages or texts to send to my ex? What would be a sweet or romantic thing or message to send to my ex?

Texting an ex:
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Relationships end for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes break-ups are well worthwhile and other times either party might regret the break up. There are times when we might be able to move on so easily from an ex, times when we can't stand to be near him or her anymore since the break-up and other times we know that we can't be together anymore but still enjoy the idea of having him or her be a part of our lives.

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Romantic things to say / do to get your exgirlfriend back

What can I do to get my ex back? What are some romantic things I could do for my exgirlfriend? What are some sweet or romantic things I could say to my exgirlfriend? What are some romantic things that will make my exgirlfriend want to / consider taking me back?

If you're still in love with you're ex and feel that there is a chance that she might feel the same then this article is for you.   

Looking into each others eyes : cute couples pics

This article contains romantic and sweet things you could say to or do for your exgirlfriend to make her take you back or at least consider doing so. Remember, if there is no real chance of you getting back together (maybe she's moved on or can't forgive you for your past mistakes) then there might be nothing you could do or say to make her change her mind.

If there is still hope (which there often is) then be sure to read this post. You might also want to read 'how to get my ex back', 'signs that your ex still has feelings for you', 'should I take my ex back' and 'sweet / romantic gift ideas for exes'.

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Signs that your ex wants you back

How do I know if my ex wants me back? I want my ex back does he/she feel the same way? Does my ex regret the break up? Does my ex want me back?

True Romance:
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After ending a relationship that really meant a lot to you various questions may flood your mind. You may miss your ex so much but struggle to find out whether or not he/she feels the same way.

In many cases the signs might be staring you right in the face and if you just pay a little more attention you’d be able to know exactly where your ex stands with regards to his feelings for you. Once you’ve gotten that sorted out and you know for sure that your ex still has deep feelings for you, you can move towards getting your ex back.

A few signs that he wants you back (not to be missed)

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