Family Concerns

Times are rapidly changing. The elderly always argue that the modern culture has forsaken and outgrown the values taught and instilled by old customs, beliefs and traditions.

Moralists and conservative people are almost always raising their brows and expressing disgust over how current belief and culture systems are evolving. What has been unacceptable in the old world is now becoming fast and rapidly rising trends.

Taboos and outcast-driving issues of yester years are now very common have set minds of people that they actually are just normal and acceptable.

The Child

Because effects single parenting is somehow a choice and decision, taken by the parent, one voice is still unheard of. It is that of the child’s.

Experiencing an African Lion safari is just about the closest thing you’ll get to a safari rush. Seeing the king of the beasts in their natural habitat, unhibited and carefree, can leave a lasting impression on even the most hard to please critic. But how much longer will the lion be around for safari seekers to study in the wild.

Believe it or not, this seemingly indestructible creature, whose demeanor exudes such strength and character, is dwindling in numbers so rapidly that at the current rate of decline, the lion may very well become just another statistic in the story of evolution.

Dwindling Lion Numbers

Once the lion roamed the wilds of Africa in numbers. Virtually unchallenged, they ruled with stealth like precision as the “top dogs” in the food chain. There were more than 200,000 lions worldwide two decades ago; now, their numbers have plummeted to under 25,000. An African lion safari in a decades time could literally mean visiting your local zoo and viewing them through iron bars and glass panels.

Did You Know?

African lions are naturally protected. Despite the fact that their numbers have decreased alarmingly through farming expansion and drought they are still a dangerous animal. Reports of people being mauled by lions are not uncommon.

Farming Vs. Lions

Currently, lions are confined mainly to wildlife and national parks as programs are put into place to halt their slide into oblivion. Still, Africa’s national parks are an ideal way for the lion to maintain some semblance of it’s natural environment and more importantly, they are safe from their biggest enemy, human progress. You see, there has been a clash of difference between lions and the progress of African farming. To put it bluntly, one of them has to go. Unfortunately for fauna enthusiasts, it’s the lion.

Lions have been shot in great numbers in recent years as the African farming landscape is extended. Why? Because lions and farming livestock cannot co-exist. Farmers understandably are intolerant to the king of the beasts who innocently view the livestock as fair game, much to their detriment.

Conservation Programs

Re-populating lion numbers has been a contentious issue but some great work has nevertheless been undertaken in this area. Funding for such programs has been a real issue with lion rescue groups often having to rely on public support. For some countries in central and even western Africa, it’s almost too little too late as lion numbers have almost completely diminished. There are many difficulties in managing african lion re-population. Breeding programs are fine but the problem is in re-locating animals into new environments among established prides. More often than not, they are not accepted by the existing pride.

An African lion safari sounds like a great adventure on the surface. A great way to get as close as possible to the king of the beasts in their natural habitat. Let’s hope that the only place we’ll find lions over the next couple of decades is not in nature books.

African Safaris

If you find yourself single all of a sudden after a marriage, you may first feel confused upon your re-entry into the dating scene. This is admittedly uncomfortable, yes, but the good thing is you are not alone. There are a lot of other single parents out there waiting to meet you and, probably, share another chance at a happy family life with you.

Dating skills, like most things in this world, tend to dry up when not in use. But with a little warming up, you will soon return to you best performance and be enjoying the benefits of single life, particularly if the people you’re intending to meet share your interests, and, well, family backgrounds. That is, people with kids, like yourself.

Internet sites like Single Parents Mingle provide venues for single parents to meet other single parents. They provide articles relevant to single parents’ situations and fora for single parents to discuss challenges that face them and their children.

So if you’ve recently become a single parent and find yourself a little helpless and gasping for breath, these sites will give your the support you need. And what better way to gain information and help than getting them from people who are experiencing the same trials and triumphs as you do! Find out more by visiting single parent dating personals

Digital pictures are sure popular. But what to do with them? Have you thought of making a book?
That’s the hot new trend this year for sharing our digital pictures. The personal technology site Tech Tips Today has put together a guide on digital photo books.
That will let you create professional quality picture books with customized looks and personalized text. Some sites have you download software, use it to layout your book and then, for prices ranging from ten bucks to sixty bucks each, have 20 page books produced in paperback, linen or even leather covers.
Other sites let you upload your digital pictures to a portal, layout and caption your pictures and then have it professionally printed and shipped to you. tCost ranges from $9 to $30 for a 20-page book. You can also use many of these sites to make calendars with your pictures, too.

Why bother reading YET ANOTHER study, grinding out the insignificant details
of why we have YET ANOTHER social problem?

ALL problems in our society really only come from ONE problem.

The trouble in our past, present and future can be explained in one simple
sentence…

Failing fathers create challenging and troubled
children!

I’ll prove it…

Let me take you on a brief tour of the history of ‘failing fathers’ so you
can see what kind of children they’ve produced.

Let’s start with Saddam Hussein…

When Saddam’s father left the family, it was up to his mother to raise him.
When she could not, he was given over to his uncle Khairallah Tulfah, an army
officer and Arab nationalist.

A deep bond between Saddam and Khairallah developed.

When Saddam was still a boy, Khairallah was expelled from the army and sent
to prison for 5 years because of his public sympathy for Adolf Hitler and the
Nazi belief system.

With Khairallah away at prison, young Saddam was sent back to live with his
mother who had remarried a poor and reportedly lazy man named Hassan
Al-Ibrahim.

Saddam’s step father found him to be nothing but an inconvenience. When he
was not neglecting Saddam, Hassan Al-Ibrahim would repeatedly abuse him.

And what kind of adult did Saddam grow up to be?

I don’t think I even need to answer that.

Let’s move on to Adolph Hitler…

Adolph’s father was more than strict. Adolph’s older brother ran away from
home to avoid the violent beatings from his father. Adolph’s father then shifted
his attention to Adolph who then received daily beatings from his father.

What about Joseph Stalin?

Joseph Stalin’s father was frequently drunk and often inflicted brutal blows
on young Joseph.

Stalin’s years of cruel treatment from his father developed a vindictive
attitude that created his desire for revenge against any figure of
authority.

Now let’s look at the children of FAITHFUL fathers…

George Washington’s memory of his father instilled a work ethic and integrity
into George at an early age. Even though his father didn’t live to see George’s
twelfth birthday, he fully imprinted his POSITIVE values on George during his
most impressionable years.

Martin Luther King Jr. had one particular childhood memory etched into his
mind regarding his father. He recalled his father taking him to Atlanta’s
segregated downtown to buy shoes.

When the clerk insisted that both father and son move to the back of the
store to be waited on, Martin Jr. watched his father speak firmly to the clerk
saying, “We’ll either buy shoes sitting here or we won’t buy shoes at all.”

Martin Senior took Jr.’s hand and confidently walked out of the store.

The LAST example…

Football coaching legend Vince Lombardi is quoted endlessly. His father,
Harry Lombardi, regaled his children with philosophies about freedom and
responsibility. He consistently lectured them on his triangle of success: sense
of duty, respect for authority and strong mental discipline.

So there you have it.

Saddam Hussein, Joseph Stalin and Adolph Hitler are children of FAILING
fathers. George Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. and Vince Lombardi are
children of FAITHFUL fathers.

Which did YOU have? A FAILING father or a FAITHFUL
father?

To find out, give your father a “Real Dad Score”.

The following definition sets the standard for what a TRUE father must be in
order to produce a positive and productive child.

The first thing you need to do is scan your memories during the first ten
years of your life. Throughout those years, rate your father according to the
following definition on a scale of 1-100%, (With 100 being the highest
rating)

REAL DAD DEFINITION: My dad was consistently
tough but fair. He took a genuine interest in the challenges, opportunities and
joys of each of his unique children.

Look back at your childhood years with your father.

If your father’s score is in the 90’s, chances are, you’re
already successful. If you rated your father in the 80’s, you’re leading a
content life with very few struggles.

The 70’s mean you may have some issues, but they’re not
anything you can’t work around. Read Dad scores in the 60’s indicate the
beginning of life troubles.

Real Dad scores in the 50’s and below create a troublesome
life unless you deliberately rebel against the way you were raised.

When your Real Dad score drops below the 50’s, the effects
can be seen in your career, marriage, social life and the lives of your OWN
children as well.

You’ve heard the slogan, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”,
but now you can see how it applies to REAL LIFE.

And that’s the profound truth.

Fathers create the quality of “apple” (son/daughter) and with few exceptions,
apples remain where they fall.

If you have troubles today, it’s NOT your fault, but it IS your
responsibility to take control of them. Should you place blame on your father
and be angry that he saddled you with these problems?

Of course not.

What your father did or didn’t do DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE.

It’s HISTORY. There’s nothing you can do to change your past.

Since your father can’t repair the damage he did, placing blame on him only
gives you temporary emotional relief, but that will quickly wear off leaving you
back to square 1 - STUCK with your emotional pain once again.

Bottom line?

Don’t blame your dad for what he did back in your childhood. He did what he
did based on what HE KNEW at the time. (What he learned from HIS
father.)

This is the reason why generations of successful families produce generations
of successful adults as seen in the Rockefellers.

It also explains why there are “crime families”.

If you didn’t have a Real Dad yourself, you can STILL change the course of
history for YOUR CHILDREN.

Start by focusing on following the “Real Dad” definition and applying it to
every situation with your children.

Repeat the definition to yourself during those times when your children
challenge you and test your patience. You must resist the urge to give in to
your negative feelings that tell you otherwise.

YOUR CHILDREN NEED YOU TO SUCCEED. They NEED a FAITHFUL
father.

Now that you have a clear target or goal that you can strive to achieve,
focus on the Real Dad definition.

It will keep you going in the right direction and ensure that you raise a
confident and successful child who will contribute to our nation’s future.

And lastly, if you’re a woman reading this thinking it doesn’t apply to
you…THINK AGAIN.

YOUR JOB is to spread the word to the men you know about
what a Real Dad is and why it’s so important to become one.

By doing this, we’ll be able to stop this vicious cycle of troubled fathers
creating troubled children once and for all.

 

If YOU didn’t have a Real Dad and you’d like to learn how to instantly eliminate painful feelings, STOP dwelling on your problems and start feeling better FAST, get your FREE 7-day email mini course here: Eliminate Painful Feelings

Before you begin screening marriage counselors to help you save your
marriage, you MUST consider the potential drawbacks of marriage
counseling so you can get all your facts straight FIRST. This article will help
you avoid making a costly mistake that could not only set you
back financially…but cost you your marriage as well.

In July of 1999, at a conference for professional marriage counselors, a
credible marriage counselor by the name of Dr. William J. Doherty, gave a
shocking report on the state of marriage counseling to his fellow
professionals.

According to Doherty, most marriage counseling is HAZARDOUS, not
helpful to your marriage.

Therapy-based, American style marriage counseling (practiced by most marriage
counselors) can actually do more HARM than good in your marriage.

All hope is NOT lost however, for the rising number of struggling couples.
There ARE more effective alternatives to marriage counseling - they are so
effective in fact that even professional marriage counselors are admitting that
couples need MARRIAGE EDUCATION more than they do marriage
therapy.

In June of 1999, USA Today reported that, “Even fans of marriage
counseling are saying disturbing things. Research shows that it doesn’t work as
well as we once thought and it might not last.”

That report reinforces the research that shows a great majority of marriage
counselors conducting therapy have had no formal training at all.

This research further documented that two years after couples went through
marriage counseling, 25% of the couples were WORSE OFF than before they started
the therapy.

Up to 38% of them actually divorced.

Perhaps what’s even more shocking is the fact that therapists who actually
work with COUPLES, are in the minority.

80% of all private practice marriage counselors in the U.S. say they conduct
marriage therapy, yet only 12% are in a profession
that requires them to take EVEN ONE course on dealing with couples.

If you ask marriage counselors about their approach, the vast majority will
tell you that they find working with individuals much more “productive” than
working with couples.

Dr. William J. Doherty stated, “Couples therapy is the most difficult
therapy of all because every session starts with the threat of
divorce”.

After training marriage counselors for a living, in his 1999 address at the
conference for professional marriage counselors, Dr. Doherty called the methods
of marriage counselors, “Hazardous to your marital health.”

He established four ways that marriage counselors have produced DESTRUCTIVE
outcomes in marriages.

According to Doherty, there are four ways marriage counselors can do more
harm than good in your marriage…

1. By being incompetent

2. By being neutral

3. By pathologizing (telling you why your marriage is
“sick”)

4. By being overtly undermining (attempting to break up the
marriage)

INCOMPETENT: In the case of incompetent marriage
counselors, the counselor has not been trained to work with couples
together. They believe working with two people is an expanded version
of working with one, but it is not. An individual is easy to listen to, but a
battling couple is not. Working with couples requires skill, structure and a
very different approach than one-on-one therapy.

NEUTRAL: These marriage counselors, Doherty claims,
are not neutral about marriage at all. When a counselor appears to be neutral,
but actually takes sides with the more self-oriented spouse, they are
undermining the marriage. “When a counselor uses the language of individual
self interests, it undercuts the moral commitment that is owed to the
marriage.” Doherty stated.

PATHOLOGIZING: Pathologizing is when marriage
counselors build a case insisting that the couple has a “sick” relationship.
They actually ENCOURAGE couples to get a divorce by saying things like, “Why
SHOULD YOU hang in there? Why be a victim?” These marriage counselors make
couples believe that they’re being abused, which causes both spouses to draw
their only conclusion: “If the professional thinks this is over, then I
should too.”

UNDERMINING: While telling couples what they should
do is against the code of ethics of the American Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy, many therapists still do it. These therapists say phrases
like, “You should probably end this marriage.” or, “If you’re going
to stay sane, you should move out.” Undermining therapists urge husbands
and wives to sever their relationships with family members and spouses. 

If you’re looking for a good marriage counselor, Dr. Doherty urges you to ask
questions first. Learn about the therapists’ values by asking questions like
these:

1. Are you self taught, workshop-trained or college educated in
working with couples?

Bad Answer: College educated.

Good Answer: Self taught or workshop trained and they speak
convincingly about how their program saves marriages.

2. What is your attitude about saving a troubled marriage vs. helping
a couple break up?

Bad Answer: “It’s not my decision. Couples have to make their own
decision.” This is an evasive answer…not a good sign.

Good Answer: “I help couples find ways to stay together and help them
understand and overcome their problems.”

3. Where do you stand when one spouse wants to stay and the other
wants a divorce?

Bad Answer: “I try to get people to understand their own feelings.”
This is a focus on the individual, NOT the couple.

Good Answer: “This is normally what I see with couples. I have ways to
help them both handle this in positive ways.”

4. What percentage of your practice involves both husband and
wife?

Bad Answer: “I find working with husbands and wives individually to be
more practical.”

Good Answer: “All of it. When both people are with me and following my
process, I find they have the greatest success.”

5. Of all the couples you treat, what percentage stay married and
have a better marriage in the end?

Bad Answer: “100%” or “I don’t keep that type of information”

Good Answer: About 70 to 80% stay happily married, while the rest drop
out of my process and are unwilling to finish.

The difference in the answers you receive from marriage counselors is the
feeling you get when you talk with them. Bad answers feel evasive or vague while
good answers are confident and positive.

Now that you know the right questions to ask, you can confidently screen
marriage counselors, separating the GOOD from the bad. But if you’re
hesitant about bringing a marriage counselor into your marriage, as Dr. Doherty
suggested, marriage education might be the answer you’re
looking for.

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I dont know a thing about you, but I’ll bet that your cheating wife is causing you more pain and stress than you’d care to admit.

But let me ask you; instead of immediately making accusations and placing blame, did you ever stop and ask yourself “where did I go wrong?”

If you haven’t, dont worry. Most men NEVER DO.

What I want you to do for a moment is shift your thoughts away from all the information out there telling you to focus on EXPOSING your cheating wife and shift your thinking to the following statement…

Women DONT LEAVE great guys.

Its true. Why on Earth would your wife fall into the arms of another man when she has a caring, compassionate and sensitive man at home?

So again, I want you to ask yourself, “Where did I go wrong?”

I know you may be filled with anger and resentment thinking, “who does this guy think he is blaming ME for all this, its my WIFE who has been unfaithful…NOT ME!”

I want to make it clear that I am NOT placing blame on YOU…and I am NOT placing blame on YOUR WIFE either.

I need you to put your feelings aside for a moment and think about this LOGICALLY.

The only reason you’re faced with a cheating wife right now is because your wife has a set of needs that you were not able to fulfill. But that’s okay because SHE did not communicate them to you in the first place, so you had NO WAY of knowing what you were doing wrong!

Have you ever noticed the language of most infidelity experts out there on the internet centers on one theme: “catch, prove, divorce”.

Their premise is simple.

Your wife’s crime is unforgivable and her punishment will give you a sense of relief!

These “experts” make you believe that you’ll feel righteous after catching your cheating wife because SHE’S the villain and YOU’RE the good guy.

But after all the dust settles and everything is out in the open, reality starts to set in.

Your cheating wife has left you with not one, but TWO possible roads you can take.

The first road of exposing your cheating wife leads to confrontation, argument and most often…divorce.

If you choose to get a divorce without knowing the REAL REASON your wife cheated on you in the first place, you’d just be glossing over the problem, instead of fixing it and preventing it from happening again in the future.

And before you decide to take this road to any degree, you must first consider the REAL COST of choosing this road.

Confronting your cheating wife will most likely bring on a higher level of stress for you because you’ll come to find out that theres a BIG difference between SUSPECTING your wife is cheating and actually finding SOLID PROOF that she’s been unfaithful.

Finding ACTUAL evidence of an affair is NEVER easy, despite what the authors say.

But here’s the big question.

Will your wife become more cooperative and interested in you if you blame and confront her (especially when she knows she’s wrong), OR if you understand why she feels the way she does?

The answer is obvious.

Confronting your cheating wife will only bring on divorce and destroy the lives of your children. But the question is; can you stomach the proof?

The other road you can take is to draw your cheating wife back into your arms instead of throwing away what the two of you have invested in over the years.

You may be thinking you don’t stand a chance to win over your cheating wife from the other man. She may have told you that she’s in love with the other man because HE gives her what YOU never have.

If you want to find out how to ‘divorce proof’ your marriage and become the man she’ll NEVER want to leave, read the FREE Special Report titled The Secret Path to Divorce.

What you’ll learn will do MUCH more for you than learning how to become a great spy.

Instead, it will help you realize exactly why WOMEN DONT LEAVE GREAT GUYS.

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Single parents sometimes feel helpless and lonely because of the heavy responsibilities that they shoulder such as family expenses not to mention to responsibilities in caring for their children. Single parents who think they are getting drowned on their responsibility may take vacation tour as a break from never ending duties.

Vacation tours for single parents are good to refresh the mind and body from the workload they are encountering everyday. Vacation tours may also be good for the children to get the full attention of their parents. Children sometimes feel neglected because of the busy schedule from work of parents. Children are given limited time and sometimes leave them in the care of other people.

Vacation tours for single parents can bridge the gap of single parents to their children. During vacation tours, single parents may get along well with their child. No phone calls from the boss, no meetings to attend and no interruptions can take place between them.

Because of the growth rate of people becoming a single parent, most travel agencies offer vacation tour for single parents accompanied by their children.

Considering lasik eye surgery and being optimistic about the results does not make the possible complications disappear. Something can go bad and you must be informed from reliable sources, about what and why, to make a good decision.

Reliable Information Sources

It is not so commonly known that bad lasik eye surgery may cause terrible side effects; different lasik complication may occur, both after and during the surgery. The causes are different from the faulty equipment to doctors’ inexperience.

Before taking the decision to go through a lasik surgery you should research and understand the problems that can occur and the procedure, and there are many ways to do this. Records of bad lasik eye surgery, study of surgical vision correction may help you to make the decision.

Information sources like websites may provide very different stories but they are not so reliable. The positive stories may be very positive and the negative ones may be enough to keep somebody from thinking about the procedure. So if you want a more reliable source just speak with relatives and friends that have undergone an eye surgery. They will be happy to share with you both the problems and the successes. Also consulting a doctor may be useful, but be aware because some doctors are interested only in the money.

What can go wrong?

Read rest of Bad Lasik Eye Surgery article here.

Do you need to find a plumber or plumbing contractor in Nevada NV?

Clogged drains are one of the most common plumbing problems that many households face. To unclog a drain, you can use either a plunger or chemical drain cleaner. We would advise that you try using a plunger first before resorting to a chemical drain cleaner. This is because over the long term, the use of chemical drain cleaners can affect the lifespan of the drain as chemicals can corrode the pipes.

To unclog a drain,

• Mix a cup of ammonia with half a bucket of water and pour it into the drain. If you do not have ammonia, you may use a cup of baking soda and a cup of vinegar instead.

• Let the mixture settle for at least 15 minutes.

• Place the plunger over the drain hole completely and start pushing the plunger downward using short, quick strokes for about 10 times before pausing.

• Repeat this process another 5 times until the drain clears.

• Pour some hot water down the drain. This should unclog the drain.

Read more plumbing tips and articles at Best Plumber Resource.