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Parenting is an exercies in powerlessness

January 14, 2011February 9, 2012 Samuel Rainey, M.A., LPCParentingemotion, kids, process, relationships

Ultimately, I do not have the ability to change my children. They are humans with the same free will that I have, and the same level of uniqueness that I have. So often I want them to be like me. To do like I would do, to react and respond Read More

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The Four Horsemen

January 12, 2011February 9, 2012 Samuel Rainey, M.A., LPCCommunication, Couples

John Gottman, famed marriage researcher in Seattle, has said that he can predict, with a 94% accuracy rate, if a couple will divorce or not just by observing 15 minutes of their behaviors towards each other. From his research lab, he’s distilled his observations down to 4 key relational components Read More

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Sports, Passion, and Remembering

January 5, 2011February 9, 2012 Samuel Rainey, M.A., LPCParenting

Over the past couple of years, my oldest has developed an addiction of sorts to watching college football. I no doubt am to blame for this, and while I feel there is some some negative outcomes of this addiction (as is the case with any addiction), it’s been a true Read More

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