It's bad enough that I'm paranoid about asteroid collisions, nuclear detonations, global warming, and overpopulation. To add to my paranoia I read that if any...
Actually most studies agree, (Megan if you are out there back me up) that, outside of abuse, the kids are better off with an intact family, period, no...
I do think that people marry often too easily and divorce too easily, but I've seen some very detrimental situations because the parents stay together. Saying...
I have to agree with Sarah. Not a day went by during my childhood that I didn't pray for my parents to get a divorce. They had a poisonous relationship, and...
How do you handle being miserable successfully, you know? I don't think we should handle misery well. I think I'd worry about anyone who does. I can see...
Alan, You are correct, much of the recent research suggests that parents staying together, in general, is better than them breaking up, as long as there is an...
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Feb 2, 2006 4:44 pm
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Can you point me to the details of these studies? I'd be interested in learning how they screened for lack of abuse and how long their observation of the...
Erin, Recently, Judith Wallerstein wrote a book called The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce, and while it is likely her conclusions have been oversimplified by the...
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I'm going to zero in on something you wrote, extending your theory of today/tomorrow people, although it may not hold water. I'd say there are three type of...
I think I didn’t explain myself well enough; I was trying to say that the grass is not always greener, and moving on rarely makes things better. Your...
Todd, I have thought about this problem a bit and I'm glad you brought it up. Here are a couple of ideas to kick around. Snaildarter If God is the Universe...
Folks, please remember to delete the post you are respoding to. Without that, reading the digest becomes hell, as the new post is lost amidst reposts of...
Reminder from the Calendar of ATLeavers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATLeavers/cal Atlanta Ishmael Discussion Thursday February 9, 2006 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ...
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Fellow Humans, Grab you popcorn and M&Ms because the Atlanta Leavers is proud to present: The New Renaissance: A Cultural Perspective of Environmentalism ...
Thanks Megan I’ve been married 4 times so I’m certainly not expert. But I do remember my parent’s generation when no one divorced. Granted part of it was...
ATLeavers: At our last meeting we were supposed to discuss terrorism, and how our cultural vision has used the concept to suppress ideas that don’t agree...
Alan, Actually, being married 4 times does make you a bit of an expert. My guess is that somewhere along the way you realized your own issues and your own ...
Dr. Megan Neyer
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TO ALL WHO PLAN ON ATTENDING TONIGHT'S MEETING: Java Vino has scheduled a party in the downstairs room where we usually meet. I'll try to wrangle some couches...
*FYI - Daniel Quinn is coming to Asheville's fabulous bookstore, Malaprops, on Friday, April 14 @ 7:00 pm. The website is: www.malaprops.com* ** [Non-text...
Count me in. I believe my friend Dr. Rückl wants to go too, so I have room for two more in my global warmer. I'd probably prefer to stay the night. If we...
Megan I love the way you can take my brain’s muddled ideas and put in a more orderly rational post. I’m familiar with Gray and I agree he’s guilty of...
Alan & Brian, Belatedly, I wanted to thank you both for your thoughts (Alan on Gaia and Brian on Today v. Tomorrow people). I do believe that after trillions...
Biology aside, what we seem to not be terribly aware of (or the conservatives don¹t want to believe or acknowledge) is that only 25% of families these days...
Dr. Megan Neyer
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Feb 13, 2006 3:26 pm
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I could probably sleep 5 people in beds and 2-3 more on the floor at my house Friday night in Asheville. There are also 2 hostels around $20/night if you...
This is a news update coming in response to a Thinkers and Drinkers side conversation from a couple weeks ago. The issue is whether eating squirrels is...
Chris, When I was at the Native American Smithsonian last year they had a gathering exhibit, and it mentioned that one of the most useful nuts was the acorn. ...
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