by Christine Hammond on December 13, 2012
Have you ever run into someone and was surprised to find them married because he or she just spent the last few minutes flirting with you? This is a recipe for disaster in a marriage. Married people should act like married people meaning that when you are away from your spouse, you are a partial… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on December 12, 2012
It can’t be. While the narcissistic parent is insensitive and uncaring, your child seems overly compassionate, caring, and highly attuned, almost to the point of compulsion, to needs of others. Your child fails to see anything wrong with the narcissistic parent and believes the parent to be near perfect. Gratitude and praise flow off your… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on December 12, 2012
Attacks in on a person can come from everywhere: family, friends, co-workers, media and even church. But you don’t have to give into the peer pressure to pick on your spouse just because someone else’s marriage is not working well. You should have your spouse’s back at all times regardless of how you feel your… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on December 11, 2012
The usual response is “You won’t say that if you knew the kind of advice my spouse gives”. Ok, so maybe you are right but consider this possibility. You still can place value or importance on a piece of advice without following through on the advice. The way you show value to your spouse’s advice… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on December 10, 2012
Once upon a time, a guy would physically see a girl from a distance and become attracted to her and than approach her about going out on a date with him. The first date most likely occurred without too much prior contact, sometimes with only one brief phone call (this is an actual phone call… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on December 4, 2012
Just in case you missed this other key fact while being married to an attorney here it is: law colleagues change the way you relate. It all starts in law school were students are ranked against one another in a feverish attempt to climb to the top ranking spot. The rewards promised for such an… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on December 3, 2012
Just in case you missed this other key fact while being married to an attorney here it is: law firms change the way you work. Many law firms operate on the concept of billable hours which are the hours an attorney works that can be billed directly to a client. Even firms that do not… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on November 29, 2012
Do you remember the old nursery lyric “Rock-a-bye Baby” that tells a story about a baby in a cradle in a tree that falls crashing down to the ground when the wind blows? It’s not the most calming of lyrics nor is it a concept that is “baby appropriate”. Yet the tune is sweet so… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on November 20, 2012
Just in case you missed this key fact while being married to an attorney here it is: law school changes the way you think. This is intentional on the school’s part and is done to properly prepare an attorney for the line of work they are entering. Everyday a law student reads, studies, and analyzes… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on November 15, 2012
Do you find yourself making a list and checking it twice? Isn’t that Santa’s job? With so much to do in such a short time it is easy to double book parties, forget the vanilla extract yet again, lose the address of your favorite client, and spend too much money all before noon today. The… (more…)