Families Living http://www.familiesliving.com Families living around the world. Have your say! Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:16:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Benefits of marriage http://www.familiesliving.com/29/01/2008/benefits-of-marriage/ http://www.familiesliving.com/29/01/2008/benefits-of-marriage/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:43:40 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/29/01/2008/benefits-of-marriage/ Some benefits of marriage include:
Making a strong commitment
Gaining a life long companion
Creating a family example for children
Sharing financial security
Improving social status
Living religious beliefs

Some avoid getting married because they do not want to be hurt or taken advantage of if the relationship goes wrong.
Others get married and can work through the bad times together.

What are your thoughts about marriage?

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Communication problems
Incompatability
Infidelity
Physical violence
Alcohol and drugs
Verbal abuse
Financial problems
Work balance
Family interference
Bad health
Easier access due to no-fault divorce laws
Increase in female financial independence
Changes in social values

After they have made the decision to marry should husbands and wives be more supportive of their spouse in hard times rather than to seek divorce?

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/29/01/2008/reasons-for-the-increase-in-divorce/feed/ 0 Choosing not to have children http://www.familiesliving.com/27/01/2008/choosing-not-to-have-children/ http://www.familiesliving.com/27/01/2008/choosing-not-to-have-children/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:13:16 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/27/01/2008/no-children/ The family consisting of a Mother, Father & children is declining. Couples choosing not to have children are increasing. Individuals choosing not to get married are increasing. What needs to change to reverse the family decline? Is it better to get married and have children or not? What is your living situation and are you happy with it?

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/27/01/2008/choosing-not-to-have-children/feed/ 0 Why are there so many different religions? http://www.familiesliving.com/28/12/2007/why-are-there-so-many-different-religions/ http://www.familiesliving.com/28/12/2007/why-are-there-so-many-different-religions/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:44:49 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/28/12/2007/why-are-there-so-many-different-religions/ Why are there so many different religions?

Baha’i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism and others.

Why are there so many Christian denominations?

Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and others.

Possibilites.

1. All religions are wrong. This is why many new religions and denominations are created every year, which add to the confusion about religion.

2. All religions are true. If all religions lead us to the same result, it would not matter what religion we choose.

3. One religion is true. If it does matter what religion we choose, and we choose the the wrong religion, we will be misguided.

Many choose a religion by the country that they live in or the denomination of previous family generations. Some say that they belong to a particular denomination but actually never attend or study the religion. Others don’t even choose a religion, finding the process too hard or not wanting to give up their worldly ways.

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/28/12/2007/why-are-there-so-many-different-religions/feed/ 1 Childrens rhymes for choosing. Counting out rhymes. http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/childrens-rhymes-for-choosing/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/childrens-rhymes-for-choosing/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:57:41 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/rhymes-for-choosing/ Children (and some adults) have a hard time deciding what to choose. Rhymes have been made up to help make that decision easier.  The rhymes can also used in childrens games.

What is your favourite rhyme? (or is it too hard to choose?)

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/childrens-rhymes-for-choosing/feed/ 1 There was a little monkey ran around the country http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/there-was-a-little-monkey-ran-around-the-country/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/there-was-a-little-monkey-ran-around-the-country/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:56:26 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/there-was-a-little-monkey/ There was a little monkey,
Ran around the country,
Tripped on a toadstool,
Fell into a rockpool.

What colour were the crabs,
Red, white, or blue?

My tummy says it must be you,
Buy 1, Buy 2, Buy 3.

(McDonalds ad)

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/there-was-a-little-monkey-ran-around-the-country/feed/ 4 Eeny meeny miny moe http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/eeny-meeny-miny-moe/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/eeny-meeny-miny-moe/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:56:05 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/eeny-meeny-miny-moe/ Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Catch a tiger by the toe
If he hollers let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.
Out you must go,
If I say SO.

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/eeny-meeny-miny-moe/feed/ 1 Not because your dirty not because your clean http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/not-because-your-dirty-not-because-your-clean/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/not-because-your-dirty-not-because-your-clean/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:55:42 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/not-because-your-dirty-not-because-your-clean/ Not because your dirty not because your clean,
just because you kissed a boy be-hind a magaZINE

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/not-because-your-dirty-not-because-your-clean/feed/ 0 One potato two potato three potato four http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/one-potato-two-potato-three-potato-four/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/one-potato-two-potato-three-potato-four/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:54:46 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/one-potato-two-potato-three-potato-four/ One potato, two potato, three potato, four.
Five potato, six potato, seven potato, MORE.

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]]> http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/one-potato-two-potato-three-potato-four/feed/ 0 My mother and your mother were hanging out clothes http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/my-mother-and-your-mother-were-hanging-out-clothes/ http://www.familiesliving.com/05/12/2007/my-mother-and-your-mother-were-hanging-out-clothes/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:53:53 +0000 Admin http://www.familiesliving.com/blog/05/12/2007/my-mother-and-your-mother-were-hanging-out-clothes/ My mother and your mother were hanging out clothes
My mother punched your mother right in the nose
What color was the blood?
(Example = red)
R-E-D spells red and you are not it, you dirty old dishrag, YOU.

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