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- 231: Greek Orthodox Customs
- ... out with his friends at a coffee shop. He was totally against saving money. After Sophia witnessed a horrible fight between her father and me, she said, "I don't understand why you don't divorce him. He's not a real husband." When I was 28, I became attracted to a man at the factory where I worked. I warned my husband, " You'll have to start taking care of ... but I haven't remarried. I stay in the community and even though I have a huge family, I'm alone on the holidays. I didn't lie or steal. I didn't kill. The divorce alone makes my family think I'm bad. But these are my roots. This is my home now and forever. I miss everyone, my aunts, and even my husband. I told my own daughters, "Unless ...
- 232: Youth Violence
- ... of all youth seen in court share one very predictable problem: alcoholism in the family (league of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund. 1994, p.5). Each day, nearly 3,000 children see their parents divorce, and 59% of all children will live in a single-parent household before reaching age 18 (Edelman, 1995 p.46). Divorce often results in economic hardship, psychological problems , reconstituted families, and overwhelmed parents (Edelman, 1995, p.54). Youth who lack a closeness with their parents or who feel a lack of family cohesion are more likely ...
- 233: Problems With Being A Teen In The Twentieth Century
- ... watching my friends walk down the path that leads to destruction. Its hard standing up for my moral standards. Its hard being a teenager, but my parents, even though they went through a divorce, have proven to be wonderful friends. We still deal with the problems that every family must deal with after recovering from a divorce, but with hard work, we can get through it.
- 234: Marriage: Try It Before You Chance It
- ... problem. This exact situation is known to break 4 out of 10 marriages in the U.S. today. (Los Angeles Times) The last thing any happily married couple wants is to end up in a divorce court over an issue such as this one. By living together first, is one possible way of avoiding a situation like this. Another example would be if any young lady were to marry a totally ... have only grown up learning that one belief. Yet there are alternate routes that can be taken into consideration. In a big step like marriage, all options should be looked into. With the way the divorce rate is now of days, I firmly believe the logical choice to marriage is to live together first to test out the waters.
- 235: Teenagers Wasting 2.3 Million
- ... is the crumbling of families. No more Wait until your father gets home from work and ask him but I wonder if were going to see a child support check before Christmas. With the divorce rate skyrocketing, us kids are feeling more like burdens than blessings. All the problems divorce causes can rip apart a child, and leave him/her craving attention, whether it is negative or positive. To make it worse, while the only parent they live with is working, the two kids turn ...
- 236: Deadbeat Parents
- ... importantly, the children who are the recipients of the child support. Child support enforcement exists to help ensure that every child receives the support that is required by law. This process begins through court ordered divorce, paternity genetic testing, or application made directly to the child support office. Through a court ordered divorce proceeding, the absent parent (the individual who is not awarded custody) is required to pay child support. Guidelines are established for determining the amount to be paid and an order is established. If an individual ...
- 237: Swinger's Not Just on Playgrounds Anymore
- ... has been going strong for nine years, and their marriage has been just as strong for the past 17. They believe the strength in their marriage comes from their swinging activities. "There is very little divorce in this lifestyle. Most people involved in it are on their second marriage, but the end of their first marriage was in no way caused by swinging. Most people choose the swinging lifestyle on their ... what might have gone wrong with the first," Linda said. To have a successful relationship was Alan's goal when he first began attending swing parties 20 years ago. He was going through a tough divorce, and he decided to try something new. This something new just happened to be swinging, and after 20 years Alan couldn't be happier with his choice. "I've been married to my second wife ...
- 238: Counseling A Compulsive Gamble
- ... are single. If they are not single, their marriage is struggling. This is not meant to be a stereotype, but some research has shown that 90% of marriages that involve a compulsive gambler ends in divorce (Winter and Rich, 1998). A short description of a compulsive gambler's behavior would be as follows: disregard for other people's needs, low self-esteem, a feeling that there is something missing in their ... if they know they have a problem, or for others to seek help for them. If gambling continues to be such a significant part of American's lives, there is little hope for the high divorce rate and suicide rate to decrease in this country. Something needs to be done about this dangerous hobby and counseling is definitely a step in the right direction. References Barthelme, F., & Barthelme, S. (1999). Good ...
- 239: Sister Carrie: Dreiser's Reversal of Male/Female Roles
- ... worldliness, and the wealth to explore the new wonders of civilized Chicago life. Hurstwood serves as yet another step in her ladder to success, and when he sinks into poverty and self-disgrace after his divorce, she sees him as a no longer being an asset, and leaves him in favor of striking out on her own, leaving him to turn into a beggar, while she makes it big. Too, after ...
- 240: The Admirable Eleanor Roosevelt
- ... the rest of her life. Franklin and Eleanor moved to Washington where they hired a social secretary named Lucy. Later Eleanor found out that Lucy and Franklin were having an affair. She offered Franklin a divorce but Franklin promised Eleanor after talking to his mother that he would never see Lucy again. Franklin figured that by being divorced he would never be able to become president. Franklin and Eleanors marriage ...
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