Navigating Dating and Family Relations

Parenting is something we can all relate to in one way or another. I am not a parent, as I’m sure some of you aren’t and maybe some of you are. But we all have parents. I want to be sensitive to any of you that didn’t grow up with present parents. That is truly awful, I believe everyone deserve to have parents that are present in their lives. Going beyond that I believe a child deserves the best type of parent. They deserve someone who will love them physically, spiritually, emotionally, and any way that they may ever need. We didn’t all get that, but whether or not we had ideal parents, we all had them. That’s something we can all bond over. We can bond over similar childhoods, or you can help raise awareness for childhoods that weren’t ideal. I think that both roles are important. Speaking for myself and the parents I’ve had, I love to learn the way other people were raised. I desire to know what parenting style other people’s parents used. I want to know more about what rituals th...

  Nowadays Family looks like a lot of different things and is defined differently for every culture, country, and legal law. Regardless of what family is to you or those you love, family takes work. What does work mean to you?               Most people will think of the usual 9-5 as the definition of work. For me, work means a planned action to reach a specific goal. There are many people nowadays that glorify the 9-5 over the traditional home. What are you’re thoughts? Which would lead to a more successful and fulfilling life? There are a majority of people that now answer and say they think that a successful career is more important than a happy life with a spouse and children.               I like to hope that my happiness and success will come from a happy family. I don’t find anything wrong with a career or with holding a job but that is not the...

                 Who reading this is in a relationship? Or ever wondered what being in a relationship is like? It is awesome, beautiful, strengthening, beautiful, hard, and an important work. Being in a relationship is truly something to look forward to, for those who haven’t been in one before, but it is not what’s shown in the movies. Even if it were, don’t you think we could do a little better than what we see on the screen? In the movies or tv, or even with reality tv, what happens when a couple gets in a fight? It’s dramatic, loud, “passionate”, and often hurts the other persons feels. They end getting into a bigger fight, needing space, and some even break up (generally speaking). Is that something we really want for our relationships?               As I entered into a serious relationship, I started to see how toxic our media can make relationships look like. Some ...

  Expectations and perfections seem to run our world and ideals. I’d be willing to bet a large portion of American’s are perfectionists, and if they aren’t they hold some form for expectation for themselves, those around them, and their overall life. Often, we have expectations of what love is, or dating, and eventually what we think our marriage will be like. Some expectations are good, they make sure we are in good and healthy relationships. However, expectations are bound to be broken in any marriage, no matter how healthy the relationship. I have found in my own personal relationships and studies that it’s important to talk to your significant other about what you’re wanting or expecting from the relationship. You have to also be willing to change your perspectives and compromise. I’m not a big camper but my fiancé is, so I go camping with him and we have a such a fun time. Obviously, that’s a very small example of a expectation and a compromise. I do hope it shows though, that...