by Lori Wildenberg | Nov 12, 2018 | Prodigal Concerns, Relationships, Self-Care, Special Concerns, Uncategorized
Toxic relationships. I’ve had a few. Have you? It brings to mind the saying, “Hurting people, hurt people.” I try to recall this when poisonous behaviors enter my world. Grace, yes I can give that. But… how do I avoid being personally...
by Lori Wildenberg | Apr 9, 2018 | Prodigal Concerns, Special Concerns
“Her husband killed her.” My daughter and I were sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office-waiting. What a surprise to run into one of my daughter’s former teachers. The woman described why she loved our shared physician, “She...
by Lori Wildenberg | Apr 4, 2016 | Special Concerns, Teen, Tween, Young Adult
“I hope she doesn’t break his heart.” A mom in particular is naturally concerned about her son when he begins dating. She wants to protect him from any pain. A dad tends to worry a little more about his daughter. He just want to protect her from…the boys! We parents...
by Lori Wildenberg | Mar 28, 2016 | Communication, Special Concerns, Teen, Tween, Young Adult
I’ll let my daughter date when she’s 30,” a dad joked. Sort of joked. Daughters moving into those teen years and beginning the dating scene freaks out a lot of dads. We need to educate our girls and make them aware of personality traits that are sure to be red...
by Lori Wildenberg | Mar 14, 2016 | Special Concerns
When Tom and I were going through the adoption process with our oldest kiddo (the other three came the old fashioned way), we received many unintentionally hurtful comments. Now our daughter is a young adult and we rarely hear insensitive remarks about her adoption....
by Lori Wildenberg | Jan 11, 2016 | Prodigal Concerns, Relationships, Special Concerns, Teen, Young Adult
Blindsided, a surprise attack, a shock. Have you ever experienced an unexpected hit? You know, the kind where the earth moves under your feet and the sky tumbles down. When you have lost control. (And..not in a good way, Carol King.) Sometimes it looks like betrayal....
