http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-blankets/ <<exploring healthy therapy & counseling>> Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:36:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-blankets/#comment-9759 Sandy Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:09:56 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-blankets/#comment-9759 Very true but there are times when some know no other way but to depend on someone else and use them for security. And then what happens when that relationship falls apart? They have no idea how to handle the consequences of that. Very true but there are times when some know no other way but to depend on someone else and use them for security. And then what happens when that relationship falls apart? They have no idea how to handle the consequences of that.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-blankets/#comment-7957 amyhop Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:49:55 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-blankets/#comment-7957 Marriage is a security blanket for some, but not for those who are in a strong and secure relationship. Those who have a loving committment with a spouse will not be belittled by it but will actually flourish and grow. Marriage is a security blanket for some, but not for those who are in a strong and secure relationship. Those who have a loving committment with a spouse will not be belittled by it but will actually flourish and grow.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-blankets/#comment-7469 upstatesc Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:55:28 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-blankets/#comment-7469 I do sometimes think that marriage has left me incapable of making decisions on my own anymore. I used to love to do things like go shopping and browse, but now I feel compelled to have my spouse with me no matter what I do. It is not like I need to know what he or she is doing all of the time, but it is just that security of having someone familiar with me. This hits the nail right on the head for me! I do sometimes think that marriage has left me incapable of making decisions on my own anymore. I used to love to do things like go shopping and browse, but now I feel compelled to have my spouse with me no matter what I do. It is not like I need to know what he or she is doing all of the time, but it is just that security of having someone familiar with me. This hits the nail right on the head for me!

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-blankets/#comment-7311 Rhonda Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:20:14 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-blankets/#comment-7311 I had the experience of taking care of my four year old while my husband was out of the country for seven weeks. It was a time of great reflection on what the lives of single moms must be like. I can certainly agree that if I hadn't had a great support system during that time, I would have not faired as well. I had the experience of taking care of my four year old while my husband was out of the country for seven weeks. It was a time of great reflection on what the lives of single moms must be like. I can certainly agree that if I hadn’t had a great support system during that time, I would have not faired as well.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-blankets/#comment-7309 Heather Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:18:39 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-blankets/#comment-7309 As someone who works with children, I do want to wave a caution flag here. I work with a lot of children who are the product of divorce. If a single parent makes bonds with people in a very careful, selective way, children definitely benefit. But, when single parents try to bond with multiple people of the opposite sex in a random fashion and in quick succession, children suffer. When seeking outside support, single parents should keep the support away from their children until they find people (both male and female) who will be good influences on their children. As someone who works with children, I do want to wave a caution flag here. I work with a lot of children who are the product of divorce. If a single parent makes bonds with people in a very careful, selective way, children definitely benefit. But, when single parents try to bond with multiple people of the opposite sex in a random fashion and in quick succession, children suffer. When seeking outside support, single parents should keep the support away from their children until they find people (both male and female) who will be good influences on their children.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-blankets/#comment-7307 Ashley Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:15:31 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/16/single-parents-and-security-blankets/#comment-7307 "Among other things, a good marriage is a salve against the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune." A very interesting sentence, but what does it mean? “Among other things, a good marriage is a salve against the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.”
A very interesting sentence, but what does it mean?

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