Telling It Like It IsTelling It Like It IsI write blogging tips and tricks learned as I go, articles on Relationships, Family, Children, Teens, Marriage, Blended Families, Parenting, and much more! Articles
Building Self-Confidence in Children with Self-Esteem Activities
2008-04-17 13:00:00 When was the last time you yelled, screamed, criticized or punished your child? When did you last hug, encourage, praise or say ?thank you? to your child? If these parenting behaviors were placed on a weight scale side-by-side, what would the results be in determining how you fare in building healthy self-esteem vs. low self-esteem ... More About: Holidays , Family , Education , Building , Parenting
Prom Safety: Child Safety Tips For Graduating Seniors and Parents
2008-04-14 13:00:00 My daughter is graduating from high school this year, so we?ve been busy shopping for the prom dress, jewelry and shoes, scheduling appointments with the hairstylist and French manicurist, all in anticipation for prom night. Prom s are expensive, with the average tab totaling somewhere between $800 - $1000.00 or more depending on how extravagant you ... More About: Safety , Tips , Child Safety , Parents
How To Stop Enabling: When Our Grown Children Disappoint Us
2008-04-10 13:00:00 Being a responsible parent is never an easy task, from the time our children first enter the world and well into adulthood, our job as parents to teach and train our children in all areas of life is often fraught with one obstacle after another, and parents need to know how to deal with ... More About: Family , Parenting , Children , Marriage , Relationships
A Child?s Ten Commandments For Parents
2008-04-07 13:00:00 Even parents need occasional reminders on how to be a loving, responsible parent to children, from the day our children are born and even into adulthood. Taking a look at how our children view the world in general, and their perceptions on our parenting skills, can help parents improve their communication style that builds self-confidence and ... More About: Parents , Child , Ten Commandments , Commandments
Child Sexual Abuse - Facts VS. Myths
2008-04-03 09:00:00 When I first announced that I was launching a series of articles about child safety and child sexual abuse issues, I wasn?t quite prepared for the number of emails I received from people wanting to not only express their appreciation that I?m doing this series, but several of them wanted to tell me their personal ... More About: Personal , Religion , Family , Education , Abuse
Are You An Enabler? Identifying Early Warning Signs of Enabling Behaviors
2008-03-31 12:00:00 I received an email yesterday from a parent who has read my previous posts regarding helping and enabling adult children, and is seeking help with her teenage son?s bad attitude and behavior problems. Since her child is not yet an adult, she wonders if those previous posts apply to her situation or not. I?m ... More About: Signs , Warning Signs , Warning , Early
WordCamp Dallas 2008
2008-03-28 11:00:00 I am so excited to be a registered attendee of this coming weekend’s WordCampDallas 2008 event being held just a few miles from my home, as well as having the opportunity to rub shoulders with phenomenal bloggers that I admire and respect, and have the distinct honor of learning ways to improve my blogging efforts from ... More About: Personal , Blogging
Top 10 List of Favorite Links
2008-03-26 12:00:00 I?ve been busy catching up on reading posts on blogs I?m subscribed to, as well as discovering some phenomenal blogs I hadn?t known about before now. I wanted to share some posts I believe you will find very interesting and informative on a variety of topics. Dealing With Postpartum Depression (by Penelope Trunk) offers personal insight ... More About: Family , Health , Reviews , Parenting , Children
Taking Care of Aging Parents as a Family
2008-03-23 12:00:00 Caring for aging parents can be challenging and difficult at times, but it is also an honor and privilege to do so, as well as a God-given responsibility for everyone in the family. ?But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and ... More About: Family , Care , Parents , Aging , Taking
In Loving Memory
2008-03-18 16:44:00 Heaven has received another angel. My father in-law passed away this past Sunday at 1:20 p.m., surrounded by his loving family, and passed away peacefully in his sleep. We were all there with him before he went to sleep, and were able to tell him we love him dearly and to be sure to “swing ‘em ... More About: Family , Health , Memory , Death , Loving
Launching Child Safety and Child Sexual Abuse Series
2008-03-16 12:00:00 Of all the articles I have written on this blog about parenting children and teens, getting adult children to be financially responsible for themselves and dealing with abusive and controlling relationships, nothing upsets me more than the subject of child safety and child sexual abuse in our society. The subject of child safety involves so much ... More About: Religion , Family , Abuse , Parenting , Safety
Twitter For Bloggers
2008-03-14 12:00:00 If you haven?t yet discovered the benefits of using Twitter , I highly recommend you take a leap of faith and begin using it right away, as Twitter is an extremely effective tool to help you build personal relationships with other bloggers. Bloggers are constantly being reminded about using social media networks to get to ...
It?s Time to Change Careers and Quit My Job
2008-03-13 12:00:00 After spending a few months reflecting on my current job, I?ve come to the conclusion that the time has come to quit my job and move in another direction. The decision to change careers wasn?t a difficult one for me to make, as I?ve grown weary of doing the same work day in and day ... More About: Change , Time , Careers , Quit
The End Is Near
2008-03-09 08:20:00 This is the first time in my life where I have had to face the reality of losing someone I love in death. Both of my parents are still alive and well, and both sets of grandparents passed away before I was born, so watching my father in-law move closer towards his final day brings ...
Ladies: Why You Need to Know How to Hide Money From Your Husband
2008-03-03 12:00:00 If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may be thinking I must have lost my mind to suggest that women should hide money from their husbands. Give me a few minutes to explain my reasoning on wives hiding money from their husbands, and I?m sure you?ll understand and agree with my reasons ... More About: Abuse , Children , Marriage , Relationships , Money
It?s Been an Insane Week
2008-03-01 05:59:00 I haven’t been able to post anything new since Monday because my FIL is in the hospital again, and there’s still no sign of when he will be well enough to be released. He was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday because of breathing problems, and he’s being given “breathing treatments” several times a day, but ... More About: Personal , Health , Insane , Week , Aging
Keeping the Fire Alive in Your Marriage
2008-02-25 11:00:00 When you think back to the days you and your spouse were dating, can you remember the things you said or did together that sticks out in your memory as something you will cherish for the rest of your life? Can you remember the days of holding hands; romantic candlelight dinners; talking quietly together while ... More About: Marriage , Friendship , Dating , Fire , Aging
5 Ways To Make Your Blog Posts SCREAM For Attention
2008-02-21 11:00:00 If you have been wondering why your blog has been suffering from a lack of web traffic, comments, links, and increased subscribers, there are a few things you can do to not only make your blog become more popular, but have you screaming with delight! Let?s take a look at a few things you may be ... More About: Blog , Scream , Make , Posts , Attention
Understanding Assertiveness: Getting The Respect You Deserve
2008-02-18 12:00:00 Have you ever felt as though you were a human doormat? Has your self-esteem and self-confidence ever been so low that you began to believe the negative things people would say to you or about you? Are you a People Pleaser? Does fear of hurting someone?s feelings keep you from communicating in a way that ... More About: Personal , Religion , Family , Health , Abuse
Blogging Blues: Life Sometimes Gets In The Way
2008-02-16 21:43:00 Things have been a bit crazy and stressful around here lately, and I’ve been giving a lot of thought to Lorelle’s tips on Surviving the When Blogging Goes Bad in order to refocus my energies and get past the craziness and get back to writing. Not only did I get sick with a horrific head cold ... More About: Life , Blues
Write For Us - Recruiting Guest Bloggers
2008-02-15 12:00:00 I have been giving serious thought lately to allowing Guest Bloggers the opportunity to submit original blog posts to Telling It Like It Is. After reading ?How To Recruit High Quality Guest Bloggers? on ProBlogger, I have decided guest blogging is an excellent idea. I will also be seeking out opportunities to be a guest blogger ... More About: Recruiting , Write
The Time has Come to Bid Achew!
2008-02-14 12:30:00 Between taking my Father in-law back and forth to the doctor’s office, and our Texas weather changing every ten minutes from blistering cold to warm and muggy, I have managed to get sick. Sigh… I have some great articles coming soon, so if you haven’t yet subscribed to my blog, now would be the time to ... More About: Personal , Health , Time , Blogging , The Time
Inside the Minds of Angry, Controlling and Abusive Men
2008-02-11 12:00:00 If you have ever been the victim of angry, controlling and abusive men, you understand the depths of despair many women in society experience at the hands of men claiming to love them. Domestic violence against women occurs every day, with victims of violence often too afraid to report the abuse to the police, and ... More About: Family , Education , Abuse , Parenting , Children
Archive Posts Meme-Tag, You?re It!
2008-02-09 03:00:00 I’ve gotten pretty far behind in responding to various meme’s that I’ve been tagged with, so I wanted to be sure to get busy with this Archive Posts Meme that Hungry Mother tagged me and others with recently. Archive Meme Instructions: Go back through your archives and post the links to your five favorite blog posts ... More About: Blogging
My Media Week Meme
2008-02-08 12:00:00 I’ve been tagged again, this time by Lightening with a Media Week Meme , asking what my media consumption has been like this past week. *Books- The last book I read was a month ago called Don’t Be That Girl, and I have yet to go find another book to lull away boredom hours. I have my ... More About: Blogging
Thank You For Commenting Emails and Blog Comment Policies
2008-02-06 12:00:00 I am not liking the increasing number of automated and generic email messages I have been getting in my inbox on the pretext of thanking me for commenting on someone?s blog including the not so subtle request that I subscribe to their blog. I?m not going to point out the guilty culprits of this ridiculous ... More About: Friendship , Blogging , Blog , Policies , Emails
5 Last Minute Valentine?s Day Gift Ideas
2008-02-05 12:00:00 Uh oh, you haven?t made your Valentine ?s Day plans yet? Not to worry, there are still some creative gift ideas to show your special someone how much you care. February 14 is right around the corner, so you need to hurry up and find a gift for him or her, or you might find yourself ... More About: Ideas , Gift Ideas , Gift , Minute
Writer?s Block Evaluated - Question From A Reader
2008-02-04 12:00:00 I received an email from a reader asking me, ?Lin, do you ever experience Writer ?s Block ? How do you come up with so many creative writing ideas? I find myself getting stuck pretty often, and I?m afraid my blog is suffering because of it.? I responded to the reader with my answer, but thought it would ... More About: Question , Reader
Entrecard Above The Fold and Best Value By Widget Meme
2008-02-03 12:00:00 TAG, You’re It! Telling It Like It Is got double-tagged by Entrecard users Bruce Hopkins with his ?Best Value By Widget ? meme, as well as Andrew Boyd with his ?Entrecard-Above The Fold ? meme. I?ve been happily surprised by the outpouring of linky love from Entrecard users, and have found the chain-dropping activities to be very ... More About: Meme , Blogging
How To Deal With Teenage Abusive Relationships
More articles from this author:2008-02-01 14:00:00 An increasing number of teenage girls are being controlled or abused by their boyfriends by the time they graduate from high school. Although it is not unheard of for teenage boys to be victims of abusive relationships, abused by their girlfriends, it is much more common for the boys to be abusing the girls. Statistics ... More About: Family , Health , Abuse , Parenting , Marriage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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