Articles on Dysfunctional Families

How to Embrace a Bad Mood

By Amanda Ford

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It's been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month for me. Why? No reason, really, other than your typical existential dread paired with antisocial feelings and a weighty boulder on my shoulder. Translation: I've been in a bad mood. ... more »

How to Forgive Your Parents and Get Along With Them

By Jade

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Everyone has a tendency to remember the bad things that have happened in their life; this especially pertains to one's childhood memories. For those of us that tend to blame our parents for one thing or another (or many), here are some tips to ... more »

How to Go Forward By Saying Goodbye to the Past

By Desula

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Do you find yourself hanging on to the past? Not letting go of things that have happened to you? Sometimes this mentality can keep you from moving forward in relationships in life. Consider this, if you hang onto these things tightly with ... more »

How to Help Someone Who Has Hit Rock Bottom

By Becca

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Learn how to identify and help someone who has hit rock bottom... more »

How to Increase Self Esteem

By Jane Robinson

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Self-esteem plays a critical role in our lives. It is the foundation of our self-value. Nathaniel Branden, psychotherapist, author, and pioneer in the field of self-esteem, argues that “Of all the judgments that we pass in life, none is as ... more »

How to know if there's "abuse" in your relationship.

By ABlackbear

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Not the most sunniest of articles, however, a lot of people does not know what constitutes abuse..therefore it is a much needed article... more »

How to Learn From Your Nemesis

By Amanda Ford

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She drives you crazy. You rub her like sandpaper. His jaw clenches when you enter the room. You want to scream the moment he opens his mouth to speak. Whether your mutual disdain is out in the open or you both try to hide it by playing fake nice, ... more »

How to Make a Smooth Transition

By Ursula Anderson

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Life is full of transitional states, such as married to divorced, single to married, high school to college, able to disabled, sick to well, and many more. They can all be very difficult. Even if the transition is to a better state of being, such ... more »

How to Make your Father Feel Special

By ChristinaEllis

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Why wait until Father's Day to make your dad feel special? Here are some ideas to show your appreciation 365 days of the year... more »

How to Survive a Family Gathering

By parvenue

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As the holidays approach many of us are forced with the dreaded notion of visiting with family, ours or our significant other's family. It can be extremely stressful and trying. You want to go because maybe it may be your aged Aunt Minna's last ... more »

How to survive in a household where you are unwanted

By Lucent

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It's not just wayward children, or alienated teenagers that may feel unwanted at home, numbers show and increase in growth among adult men and women who believe that their family members view them as expendable. Here are a few tips on surviving ... more »

How to Tactfully Say "No" to Someone's Request

By Cougar1002

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After being overwhelmed with obligations from saying "yes" to too many people when I should have said "no," I've eventually developed the ability to tactfully tell people "no." In this article, I'll give you some ... more »

How to tell if your second marriage will end in divorce

By Lucent

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Although marriage is no longer all it was once cracked up to be, it becomes burdensome when two people are disappointed with divorce, again, and again, and again. There is no definite way to tell if a second marriage will fail; however, looking ... more »

How to accept having a step mother or father that’s as young as you

By Lucent

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For loyal children, it's difficult to stomach your Dad's new smoking hot trophy wife, or your Mom's new 20 1/2 year old pool boy husband. Here are just a few simple tips to help you accept this change, and avoid disgust... more »

How to Apologize

By DA

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"Don't be sorry. Be careful." So goes a popular 20th century aphorism. OK, suppose you’ve goofed. You were at a dinner party, complained about how lousy it was, and it turns out you were speaking to the host’s sister in law. Or, a ... more »

How to Be a Mentor to a Troubled Child

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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There are thousands of children across the country that need mentors. Mentoring a child in foster care or from a bad home situation is a positive way to impact their lives and give them a good role model to communicate with. People often avoid ... more »

How to Be Happy

By celticeagle

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We all want to be happy but sometimes life stands in our way. These steps will help to put things in focus... more »

How to Be True to Yourself

By Treciagayle

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We must all be true to ourselves. If we are not true to ourselves we cannot be true to others. Unless we are true to ourselves, we can never find total happiness, peace, or fulfillment... more »

How to Behave When Your In Laws Live With You

By Jesse Schmitt

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Just as there are instances where you need to seek the support of your in laws for housing, there may be times where your in laws will be staying with you. Whether a week or a year, there are some guidelines for behavior, for both the wife and ... more »

How to build up you self-esteem

By Kreem8

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what y'all will get from my article is how to be honest with yourself and if you have low self-esteem about yourself hopefully it will help that to... more »

How to Celebrate Mother's Day Without a Mother

By Ursula Anderson

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Mother's Day is coming, and children are making cards and gifts, your friends are shopping for their mothers and perhaps asking your advice. Television, radio, and magazine advertisements constantly remind you of the date of this year's Mother's ... more »

How to clean your house with your children

By Andre' J. Bolton

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Do you ever get tired of cleaning the house by yourself without the cooperation of your children and feeling stressed out? Keep reading for great tips in this article to maximize you and your children's time... more »

How to Deal With a Manipulator

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Manipulators seek one thing: control. Anyone can be manipulative or manipulated: parents, lovers, spouses, friends, children, employers or employees. Because any relationship that involves manipulation is destined for problems, you need to ... more »

How to Deal With an Unpleasant Family Vacation

By kwsajdak

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Family vacations can be a lot of fun. They can also spell trouble. Like survivors stranded on a deserted island, unpleasant family vacations can make one feel trapped. With vacation time being scarce, the last thing you want to do is have a ... more »

How to Deal With Offenses

By David Snyder

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What an inevitability! No matter what you are doing or where you are going, the probability of being offended never reaches zero. This is not a bad thing! All this means is that you are alive, unique and an individual. If offenses come, it's ... more »

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