Welcome back to Part Two of the saga of a family who was in an enabling relationship. Yesterday we met mom B., who had an adult daughter who wanted to move back home. Mom B. set reasonable conditions, yet the child did not keep her end of the bargain. Consequently, there was a lot of frustration and …
Relationships & Money
Start talking, stop enabling, begin healing-Part 1
What happens when your child-who you thought had finally moved on to adulthood and in to their own place-has to move back home because of financial difficulties? Stay with me even if your children are not yet out of high school. My hope is that learning what transpired with one family-and knowing …
Apparently Nobody Likes a Quitter: My Debt Free Experience
How Quitting Debt Affected my Relationships Nobody likes a quitter. Winners never quit and quitters never win. I heard these expressions a lot growing up and I certainly agree with them for the most part. But I didn't realize how true they were in all areas of life until I gave up on debt. About …