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Why Do I Freak-Out at My Kids (and how can I stop)?

Question Hi, I constantly find myself over-reacting when my kids do annoying things that I KNOW are just ‘normal kid stuff’. Like the other day, my 4-year old daughter spread toothpaste all over the counter while brushing her teeth. I KNOW it wasn’t on purpose, I KNOW she is just 4 and that’s what 4 […]

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Need Advice: Should I Break Up With My Cheating Boyfriend?

Question: Hey Tamar, My boyfriend and I have been dating for about 2 yrs. We met in High School, and started our relationship a week before school ended. He kept trying to be in a relatioship with me but I wanted to wait because I havent really been in a relationship. A few months after we

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Advice Column: Pregnant With My Boyfriend’s Child But Yearning For My Ex

Question: I was married for 8 years and have a 9 yr old daughter with my ex. We have been married and divorced twice. Our last divorce was over two years ago. We have had zero contact in the last two years until lately. We use his parents as our go between with exchanging our

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Advice Column: Can Depleted Mother Syndrome Affect Moms with Older Children?

Question: Hi Tamar – I read your post about Depleted Mother’s Syndrome and want to know if it can affect mothers of older children? I have two tweens and many of the symptoms resonated with me. Thanks! Answer: Hi, I’m so glad you asked this question because so many women think that being depleted is

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Advice Column: Why do I get so angry and how can I stop it?

Question: I get angry a lot, sometimes out of nowhere. For instance, I’ll just wake up incredibly angry and everything that follows during the day will continue on that way. It could be when someone disagrees with me or when someone is behaving unreasonably or when someone is just being rude to me. Often I

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