A Child has Died

Recently a child my kids went to school with accidentally died. This is the seventh child I either knew well, or knew the parents well, who has died. Now I have to prepare myself for what has often become the  sequel – the dissolving of a marriage.
Of the children I have known who have [...]

Filed under: Grief, Marriage, Self-Centered, Self-esteem, relationships, self-confidence on July 27th, 2007 | No Comments »

Self-esteem is #1

“If I had more self-esteem when I was younger,” she said, “I wouldn’t have been caught up with such a rotten man.” — Kimberly Bell, Barry Bond’s former mistress
Having raised five of my own kids, five step-children and having over twenty foster children in my home at one time or another, I absolutely [...]

Filed under: Kids, Self-esteem, self-confidence on July 22nd, 2007 | No Comments »