Archive for February, 2012

Mom Made Me Eat Frog’s Eggs and Other Problems of Shared Custody

Friday, February 24th, 2012

When my son was very young, he had a wealth of interesting information that he was always excited to share. One day he came running up the stairs shouting, “Mommy, Mommy! There’s a lobster in our yard.” While not totally impossible that some miscreant had tossed a lobster into the yard, more probably, he was [...]

Teen Suicide: A Real Risk

Friday, February 24th, 2012

When I was in my early teens I was dramatic. Everything was extreme and I wrote incredibly dark poetry. If it were seen today I probably would be inside a treatment facility. But I was just dramatic, never really outside the norm on anything. The question is:How do you know? How do you know when [...]

Can On Line Gaming Hurt Your Marriage?

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

An article in the February 14, 2012 issue of Scientific American reported that on line gaming can cause problems in a marriage — or not. What researchers found is that on line gaming by only ONE spouse can cause problems in the marriage. If BOTH spouses are gamers, especially if they play on different teams, [...]