With the commercialization of virtually every holiday, many people complain that gift-giving is just another retail gimmick. Despite this pessimism, the fact remains that we give gifts to show appreciation, love and how much we care for and know the other person. But picking the perfect gift can be a challenge no matter how well […]
Somehow people think that forgiveness is linked to forgetting. How can that be? Especially when those things that hurt us the most scar us. Some scars are deeper than others and others we may even be able to laugh about some day. But until then, we have to find a way to move on, and […]
As unlikely as it may sound, men are also frequent victims of emotional and physical violence—at the hands of women. We see men as stronger and more likely to lash out and be violent. However, they are also less likely to report or even acknowledge they are being battered because they fear others will see […]
I was once young too! Here are a few things I wish I had known back then. 7 life lessons to abide by! Wouldn’t it be great if, at birth, the doctor gave us a life instruction manual to follow? It would explain why we’re here, what to expect and also tell us how to […]
My first encounter with AIDS was in 1993. I visited a friend at the hospital and stayed with him as he died. He was in the emptiest, most solitary part of the hospital. There were few visitors (if any) on that hospital floor, as if they had been condemned to solitary confinement. This was the […]
Thanksgiving means spending time with the family, and that -for many- requires a survival guide!. When I bring up the subject of Thanksgiving, I am often met by responses like: Well, it’s bearable for four days! or, Laura, my family is so dysfunctional! It ends up being a question of merely surviving those days rather […]
Most of us would like to declutter our closets, but have a hard time deciding what to keep and what to toss. The new year is a great time to do this. I keep an organized and tidy home, because that keeps me organized and centered. However, I once hoarded things I no longer used, […]
Mamiverse’s Bilingual Plus is an online channel devoted to bringing parents and educators the bilingual learning tools they need in the form of digital picture books, sing-alongs, and free curriculum-based family activities. This is number four in a series of worksheets designed for parents and educators to help their children who can read and write English learn […]
Mamiverse’s Bilingual Plus is an online channel devoted to bringing parents and educators the bilingual learning tools they need in the form of digital picture books, sing-alongs, and free curriculum-based family activities. This is number three in a series of worksheets designed for parents and educators to help their children who can read and write English learn […]