by johannasr2 | Aug 31, 2026 | Family, Parenting, Parenting Adults, Psychology, Relationships
Action and Consequence Actions create more actions, sometimes as consequences, sometimes as meh. More often than not it’s a consequence that follows an action. Which brings me to the idea of parenting. So many people are lonely enough humans that they identify their...
by johannasr2 | Dec 24, 2025 | Clarity, Communication, Love, Relationships
1. Don’t give someone a gift that you want. 2. Don’t give someone an 11.99 candle from Ross and then brag about your 500-dollar shoes. 3. Don’t give a gift just so that you can go shopping, if you want to shop then shop. Leave your giftee out of it. 4. Don’t buy an...
by johannasr2 | Nov 28, 2025 | Clarity, Communication, Family, Relationships, Response to Trauma
Again, I’ve been watching this behavior all of my life and want to give good examples to help people identify when gaslighting is happening in their life. Let’s say you have a happy couple and they have a couple of children together. The wife is constantly complaining...
by johannasr2 | Sep 18, 2025 | Change, Communication, Education, Love, Sexuality
I didn’t realize that so many young women have no idea how to treat their own sexuality. I thought it was either organic or by osmosis. I grew up with books like the Hite Report by Shere Hite. There are not as many good sex books in the national consciousness as I...
by johannasr2 | Jul 31, 2024 | Change, Family, Feelings, Love, Parenting, Relationships
That is the question for young people today. I’m asking to comment on this question, as it is one that has occurred in my home many times. The very first thing I want to mention is this, there is no greater love and no greater commitment than that of a parent to a...
by johannasr2 | May 2, 2024 | Addiction, Family, Feelings, Fibromyalgia, Internet Communication, Love, Parenting Adults, Relationships
Mothering Addiction And You’re so Angry With Me Why? You could have asked me any question, at any time. You didn’t. Instead, you used the time to attack, to bruise, to hit. You didn’t seem to care that you were doing as awful damage as anyone to anyone. I am 60,...
