Step-parenting

prudence — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:09:23 -0700

I have tried for the last 8 years to understand how difficult it is to be a step-parent, but I am coming up empty. I myself am a step-parent to a 14 year old. He is relatively easy going, doesn't give me a whole lot of trouble, and really is a good kid. I really have few complaints. Sometimes he might drive me crazy, but that is his job as a KID. My issue is with the woman who is ...

My son in Crisis

prudence — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:27:48 -0700

I sit here in the midst of a crisis that I never imagined I would have to deal with. I am clueless as to how to handle this situation. My son, all of 11 years old, told me today that he tried to commit suicide at his dad's house. The funny thing is that I was 13 the first time I tried to kill myself. Life was unbearable with my adoptive mother; there was no pleasing her. It was my fault ...

A Love Lost

prudence — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:57:56 -0700

It is amazing when you finally realize that the one that got away wasn't the one after all. The feelings locked in the soul are those from the person you remember then, not the person that they are now or will be in the future. I recently found my first love online and was amazed at all of his accomplishments. He is a writer, owns a successful business, and is married to the ...