Salt Lake Tribune How do we protect our children from eating disorders? Although I was fairly young, I still remember that delicious plate of fresh-baked cookies presented by my precious grandmother as she asked, “Elizabeth, would you like one?” Before I could answer and dive in for a taste of heaven, someone named “Mother” promptly […]
Continue readingSalt Lake Tribune I think my once very athletic father would have really enjoyed raising a son. Born the second of two daughters, weighing a whopping 9 pounds 10 ounces, I should have been a boy. Perhaps I felt sorry for my sonless dad or just wanted to ensure that he would be proud of […]
Continue readingSalt Lake Tribune Valentine’s Day. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Stupid or Cupid? For singles, it can seem like an unbearable holiday that can’t end early enough. For marrieds, it may seem like yet another ultra-romantic set-up by the greeting card, candy, and jewelry industries — and to think you just barely […]
Continue readingSalt Lake Tribune Marital intimacy is not an easy topic to talk or write about but one that is essential to marriage. Busy married couples with demanding children must make their marital bond a priority. Yeah, right! Easy for me to say as an unmarried, childless professional. Perhaps the best that couples can do is […]
Continue readingSalt Lake Tribune Qualified, bona fide stepmothers stepped up to answer last week’s question: Can stepmothers ever step over the hurdles of their titles? I may be the psychologist, but here are the experts. Lynn Nicholas joined the establishment of her husband and his three teenagers when she was a spry and experienced 60-year-old. But, […]
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