Chloe's Insights on Marriage and Family Relationships

Hello my friends!  For those that don't know I started this blog for a class I was taking. The class was called Family Relations and each week we studied various topics of the family and marriage. Although I was required to start this blog it quickly became a very therapeutic experience for me. I was able to talk about my opinions and experiences as openly as I wanted to because I knew that anyone who read it would probably not even know me!   I'm so glad I got this opportunity to create this blog and be able to write about these things I'm so passionate about. If you've been here since the beginning, you might know that I am a psychology major with a minor in marriage and family studies. I've always been fascinated by how these unspoken systems work (or lack thereof) and how we can help each other to create better and stronger relationships!   And I hope you guys learned some stuff along the way as well. I know I am not perfect so there are many other sources t...

     Greetings again to my friends of the blog and welcome to another discussion where we learn more about topics regarding marriage and family! Today I want to discuss parenting. This topic may have a different tone for each individual as parenting looks different in each household. Although it is subjective, generally speaking, there are children that have experienced good parenting, some experienced bad parenting and some experienced a lack of parenting completely. A good question to ask yourself is am I actually parenting them or am I just keeping them alive?  Speaking for myself I think I experienced good parenting, with some bumps here and there. After all what you realize as you get older is that your parents are just big kids and don’t truly know what they’re doing most of the time. This results in some mistakes being made every once in a while, a lesson is learned, and they move on with new knowledge. And it also will look different for each child. You may h...

               Hello my smart and distinguished pals! As always, my name is Chloe Capener, marriage and family topic enthusiast and learner, and I am back to discuss another family topic with y’all! I would say today’s topic is very commonly experienced by everyone within a family, especially myself. And this is because according to a recent survey done by the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts, this topic is one of the three leading causes of Divorce as of 2013. The topic is finances. More specifically family finances and fatherhood. It is primarily expected in a traditional family for the father to be the primary or sole provider of the family’s finances. But with today’s climate and inflation, it is merely impossible for a family to live on one salary. Usually both parents now need to work for the family to be able to live above the poverty line, unless one spouse has a very well-paying job.         ...