Motherrr.com recently did a poll asking daughters what they feel their mothers criticize about them the most. The result was their appearance…especially their hair! We are delighted to share award-winning poet Marlou Newkirk’s thoughtful poem. Mothers and Daughters…and Hair Fellow Mothers do bewareif with courage you would dareto comment on your daughter’s haireven if it…
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This is a great story of understanding and forgiveness that addresses the challenges that arise when mothers try to be their daughter’s “friend”. We appreciate Drew Barrymore’s honesty when talking about her mother in this article. The Drew Barrymore Show hosted by Drew Barrymore can be watched Monday through Friday on CBS at 9 a.m.…
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By Marlou and Laurie Newkirk CONNECTICUT PRESS CLUB AWARD WINNING ARTICLE! Originally appeared in Fairfield Magazine, Wilton Magazine and Bedford Magazine. It’s been said that one of the toughest relationships in the world is the one between mothers and adult daughters. I can vouch for that. My daughter, Laurie, and I love each other but…
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By Tina Gilbertson Estrangement from important others is a sad fact of life for many people. One of the most painful experiences a parent can have, for example, is to be rejected by an adult child who appears to want nothing to do with them. Estrangement between siblings, in-laws, neighbors, even coworkers, is also common.…
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By Linda Perlman Gordon and Susan Morris Shaffer, Oprah.com I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want, and then advise them to do it. ~ Harry Truman We believe mothers and their adult daughters can’t be best friends, but they can develop a gratifying…
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You Don’t Really Know Me By Terri Apter Few other family pairings are quite as combustible as a teenage daughter and her mother. In fact, they argue, on average, every two-and-a-half days. These quarrels are actually attempts to negotiate changes in a relationship that is valued by both mothers and daughters, as psychologist, Terri Apter,…
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Editorial: from one of our readers… By W.W. Yes, it is supposed to be the best day of a woman’s life (having kids is a little too painful to be considered the best day of anyone’s life, in my opinion), and it should be the bride’s day, but a wedding is almost always a strain…
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In the News: Women are constantly evaluated by their appearance. This is especially true of women in the public eye. A local CBS News anchor, Jennifer Livingston’s powerful on-air response to a viewer who called her fat and accused her of being a bad role model to young girls, has become national news. The first…
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By Mel Trudgett “Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much.” – Oscar Wilde This is a great quote and a fantastic concept. Forgiveness doesn’t sound easy, especially if you feel you have been unnecessarily hurt or wronged. However, it is the ONLY way to inner peace. If you cannot forgive, you cannot let…
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Reader’s Digest – Stealth Health Banish the “Shoulds” Ask anyone to define “guilt,” and they hem and haw. It’s a feeling that’s kind of hard to describe. A feeling that I should have done something, should be doing something, should not have done something. Actually, “guilt” comes from an Old English word that meant “delinquency.”…
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