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How to Say “I Love You, Mum” When You Don’t Say “I Love You”
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For those of us who didn’t grow up in an affectionate family, uttering the words 'I love you, Mum’ can feel awkward, especially when we also have a lot of challenging moments with our mums.
What to Do When Family Holidays Don’t Go the Way We Expect
Manage my expectations, manage my life.
Holding things a little more loosely, a little more lovingly, unquestionably makes for much happier holidays.
But just because we don't want to have expectations doesn't mean we don't actually have them.
Then and Now: Dad and I Through the Years
or as long as we’ve been in this world, our dads have been around. They’ve watched us take our tentative first steps, learn how to drive, sign our first job contracts, and for some of us, get married and start our own families.
A Different Wish This Mother’s Day
Advertisements will have us believe the only sort of mothers worth celebrating are the oh-so-cheerful mums who cater to all of our needs without expecting anything back. So when we compare advertisement mums with ours and their “failings”, we think we can’t celebrate them.
Love is an Ocean of …
Are you tired of kissing all the wrong frogs and putting yourself out there? Struggling with unresolved family conflict? Or, just looking to walk with a friend who's hurting?
We all can't live without love--and yet, loving hurts! How can we keep on loving when it's tough? Let's explore these ideas together.
What Makes Family
Family, family, family.
Some of us may feel a surge of warmth thinking about family. Others may heave a heavy sigh.
5 Ways I Learned to Love My Dysfunctional Family
My family has always been what some might describe as ‘textbook Christian’: We go to church every Sunday, and attend fellowships and retreats. We read the Bible, join Bible study groups, and hold Bible study sessions at home. We believe that a family that prays together stays together.
And yet, it has always been painful for me to see how much conflict and tension we have in our home.
When I Argued with My Husband About Money
In February, my husband had a seizure due to stress. He had not been coping well with all the changes at work and ended up leaving his job in March. Since then, he has been searching for a job, but with the pandemic, the job market has been bleak. And so, I thought we would need to be more prudent with our expenses while we live on my income.
But he was not willing to compromise on a significant expense—to let go of the helper who had joined us for just a couple of months.
It frustrated me that he refused to listen to my explanation and proposals.
When Race and Faith Collide: Woes of Dating Someone From a Different Race
The door slammed. Right in my face. I have never had someone do that to me before; this was the stuff of Hollywood dramas, but this drama was only just beginning.
That was the response I encountered when my father asked me point-blank if I was seeing Pravin*. It marked the start of a downward spiral in my relationship with my father, two years of what my father called the “dark night of his soul”.