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Should You Try Again After an Affair?
By
Linda Mintle
We all know how devastating an affair can be to a marriage. The question often asked is, “Should I try to work through the betrayal and give the person another chance?” It’s a question most of us hope we never have to answer. If you are faced with this question, slow down and consider what is at…
5 Safeguards to Prevent Cheating On-line
By
Linda Mintle
It’s easy to do. You are bored, mad at your partner and notice a Facebook Message from an old flame. Your curiosity is peaked. What harm could it do to answer and catch up? Next thing you know, you are sharing the details of your life, only you aren’t talking about your marriage. The messages…
Do Genetics or Lifestyle Determine Our Diseases?
By
Linda Mintle
My father has type 2 diabetes. His mother had it as well. Does this mean I will get it too? Most of us look at our family history of disease and wonder if we inherited our parents’ illnesses. We worry that because our parents had cancer, diabetes or some other type of illness, that we will…
Brangelina Married, But Why?
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Linda Mintle
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally tied the knot. After nine years and six children, something prompted them to become a legitimately married couple. Only they know the real reason they waited so long. Perezhilton.com reported the marriage was to honor a promise Angelina made to her mom. Or was it the kids, the surgeries, the failed…
10 Ways to Respond to Someone Who Is Depressed
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Linda Mintle
One good thing that came out of Robin William’s death is that we are once again talking about depression. Depression can be a silent killer and still has a stigma despite the numbers of people who struggle with it in any give year. We don’t like to talk about it, mostly because we don’t know…
The Real Reason We Yawn!
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Linda Mintle
It’s late afternoon. You are sitting in a meeting. Three people at the table yawn and you do the same. Are you bored? Tired? Or what? Need more coffee? Need more sleep? Or maybe you need a nice cool air-conditioned room! Even though we do yawn more when we are tired, tired may not be…
Teacher Tells Student What Words She Cannot Say!
By
Linda Mintle
Some things defy common sense…here is one of them. Be ready to be outraged! Maybe you heard the story last week. High school senior Kendra Turner was suspended in Dyer County Tennessee for breaking a class rule. You might be thinking, “OK, teachers need to keep control of their classrooms.” But here was the rule:…
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Split: Telling All May Have Been Too Much
By
Linda Mintle
The gossip train is all a buzz with what looks like a split between pop diva, Mariah Carey and her husband, America’s Got Talent host, Nick Cannon. The usual suspects, TMZ, People, Hollywood Life and others are reporting the spilt, saying divorce is a done deal. The six-year marriage that produced “Dembabies” is allegedly on the…
Withholding Friendship as a Weapon
By
Linda Mintle
I’ll never forget the day my five-year-old came home and said, “No one will play with ‘Sandy’ because she doesn’t do what they say!” I was upset and thankfully, my daughter thought it was mean. But the other girls excluded little Sandy and rejected her from their friendship circle. Would you be surprised to learn that children…
Look Before You Lock: Leaving Kids in Hot Cars
By
Linda Mintle
It’s August. It’s hot! You just need to run into the store for a few minutes to grab a few groceries. Your six-month-old is sleeping soundly and he really needs a nap. Should you leave him be and run in to the store? With all the news about children dying in hot cars, the Dr.…
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