I don't know about you but no matter how much I recognize the value in and need for boundaries, I still struggle. Years and years of be...

 I have been largely absent from this site for a week or more, and only sporadically engaged since the winter holidays. I am sorry for all t...

I interrupted a conversation between my two elder children on the weekend. And by "conversation", I mean bitch session. The pe...

I came thisclose to walking away from my marriage this past weekend. A bit surprising, for sure. Two days ago, things were fine. But over d...

I recently had one of those "a-ha moments" reading an e-mail that quoted Brené Brown's wise words on boundaries. That they are...

"There is no apology without an acknowledgement of the pain you've caused and making amends for it." ~ Brené Brown I bet m...

Yesterday's post has been getting some great response and it has been great how some of you, especially Ann, have offered clarity. But ...

Any regular visitor to this site knows that I (and some other BWCers) tend to bang on about "boundaries". As in, "you need ...

by Merri Growing up, boundaries in my family were usually expressed as something applied through objects.  "That's my cookie! G...