What Makes a Good Friend

I've been thinking lately… You know how sometimes someone seems like a really great friend, and other times that same person does not seem like a really great friend? Like one minute you're having a really good time with them. And then the next minute, you're like 'this person is totally flaking on me'. Or, one minute you feel like you're really connecting, and the next you feel like they are just waiting for their turn to talk. And you're like 'why haven't they asked me how I'm doing?' (even though the answer is inevitably, 'good...nothing new...< crickets >...'). Maybe my life is just so boring that I have nothing to contribute during a conversation... and I suppose I've always prided myself on being a good listener, so maybe it just SEEMS very one-sided. Or... Maybe we (I) surround ... Read More

I don't really NEED Valentine's Day

I am not one of those people that believes that Valentine's Day is this made up commercial holiday that is forced upon us just to make money. Ok well, it kind of is but forced is a strong word. We do and spend what we want ultimately and if I believed that about Valentines day I would have to believe the same about a lot of other mostly meaningless holidays that we celebrate just for fun. Yeah, it's a money maker but I don't see anything wrong with having another day to show appreciation to your significant other. Yes, we can do it every day but why does it hurt to add one more in particular and call it Valentines day? I have been single on Valentine's Day and it did kind of suck but it can only get you down if you let it-which I did. So glad those days are over.

The only reas... Read More

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

For some months now, I have put off telling my hairdresser that I will not be going back to her. I have been going to her for three years now, following her from one salon to another, but the last two haircuts have not been as good as previous ones. I feel bad because I know she's hurting for business and she does not charge outrageous fees. But I think it's time to move on.

She has been calling me and leaving messages because I'm too chicken to pick up the phone. Any advice on how to break up with your hairdresser? ... Read More

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My husband is being reactivated and delpoying to Afganistan in 45 days

Hi, My name is Shannon Kail, I am 25 years old. I live in Miami, Florida with my Husband who is 28 years old. we have been together for 5 years. We own a home out in the Everglades and we have 4 dogs. We met in the Army at a leadership school and it was love at first sight. He got out of the Army about 2 years ago and because of the troop surge in Afganistan my husband has been recalled to deploy. We found out yesterday he is leaving in 45 days. I cried so hard that I got a migraine and the saddest part was I saw my husband cry for the first time. Living without someone for a year is extremely hard. He was deployed our first year of marriage, but it made us closer because all we could do was communicate through letters and the phone. God I hope this is a sign that troops need his help, pl... Read More

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