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Understanding the Differences We are better adults if we can understand that each sibling and parent relationship is different. No two are the same. No two are equal.   Of course the relationship that I had with Mom and Dad was different from the relationship my brothers and sisters experienced. Though I didn’t get around to…

Glad for Siblings We are better adults if we can be glad for our siblings. After all, they were along for the same ride as we were while growing up. And if we grew up with them, then they certainly have some of the same shared experiences as we do. Their point of view will…

Regarding Dad Whether we are an only child, one of many, wanted, adopted or abused, we are better adults if we appraise our childhoods instead of trying to forget them.  Our childhoods shape us. During our formative years, beginning in infancy and ending when we finally fly the coop, we form certain ideas on how…

Our Family’s Culture Regarding our childhoods, whether an only child, one of many, wanted, adopted, abused, or abandoned our childhoods shaped us. During our formative years, beginning in infancy and ending when we finally flew the coop, our lives took a particular shape based on our family’s culture.  Culture, in its simplest definition, is the…