Whether you're a teen or an adult, seeing your widowed father dating again can be hard to watch. What's the best way to talk to your dad about this or should you even mention it? Abel Keogh responds a comment left by the son of a widower and provides guidance on how children of widowers can talk to their father about this difficult subject.
What kind of books to kids like to read?
Cleaned up the kids’ bookshelves today, deciding what books to keep/not keep. Most interesting was the fact that the older kids (16, 15, 14, and 12) more or less universally agreed what books to keep for our younger kids (10, 8, and 5).
About one-third of the books on the shelves were deemed “boring” or “preachy” and therefore are headed to a new home. Kept the ones that were “exciting” or “fun to read” for the younger ones to enjoy. This is from four different kids with four different sets of interests, opinions, and tastes and yet they could all agree on what made a good young adult, middle grade, or young reader books.
Moral of the story: If you want kids to read, give them stories that excite their imaginations and sense of wonder and draw them in quickly. Avoid the preachy nonsense because they can smell it a mile away and won’t bother finishing it. (And if you force them to read it as part of an English class, not only will you kill their love of reading, they will tear the book and teacher to pieces as they put it in never-read-again pile.)
(Photo is of pile books headed to a new home.)
Masks: A Poem
If I wear one mask,
and you wear two,
who's the better person
me or you?
My Widower Enables Bad Behavior from His Adult Children. What Should I Do?
Does the widower you're dating enable or encourage bad behavior from his adult children? Does he refuse to cut the apron strings? Should you move forward with the relationship and hope that things will eventually improve or leave him before you go crazy? Relationship coach and widower expert Abel Keogh has the answer.
I Want to get Married, My Widower Doesn't. What do I do?
What should you do when you want to get married and the widower doesn't? Will he change is mind? Is it better to move on? Relationship coach and widower expert, Abel Keogh discusses the best path forward.
Help! My Widower Called Me by the Late Wife's Name! What Should I do?
Everyone who had dated a widower has been called the late wife's name at some point. SHould you be concerned? Does it mean the widower's not ready to open his heart? Relationship coach and widower expert, Abel Keogh, has the answer.
Audiobook Excerpt: Dating a Widower, Starting a Relationship with a Man Who's Starting Over
Audiobook version of Dating a Widower is now available wherever audiobooks are sold. Enjoy this audiobook excerpt of the audiobook and get your copy at the links below:
How to Forgive a Widower and Move On with Your Life
Widowers often do or say things that hurt the women they're dating or married to. Sometimes they're small transgressions while others leave lasting emotional scars. No matter the offense it's vital that you forgive, forget, and move on with life. So how to do you forgive a widower who's hurt you? Relationship coach and widower expert Abel Keogh has the answer.
How to Keep the Late Wife's Memory Alive
How does one keep the memory of the late wife alive? Is there a way to do it that strengthens the relationship instead of destroys it? Relationship coach and widower expert Abel Keogh has the answers.
Help! My Widower Won’t Stop Comparing Me to the Late Wife
What do you do when a widower compares you to the late wife? Relationship coach and widower expert Abel Keogh gives you something that will stop the comparisons every time it's tried.