Some people can work amid chaos or conversations, and some can't - and while there's no doubt an element of brain wiring to it, there's also the possibility of acquiring skills that improve your focus.

Being negative is easy. There will always be a downside to everything good, a hurdle to everything desirable, a con to every pro. The real courage is in finding the good in what you have, the opportunities in every hurdle, the pros in every con.

No matter what else comes, your courage will be your companion for life.

People who make babies surrender their right to behave like them.

Make sure you have legal cover for what you're doing.

We all make deals with ourselves when it comes to the difficult people in our lives.

Separating is not divorcing. Please keep that in mind. It is, instead, the second step in seeing if there's a better way to manage your family.