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The two of you don’t seem particularly equipped to be in a family together, but you could improve your homelife, your marriage, and your parenting skills by enlisting the expertise of a family counselor who specializes in blended families. If your marriage fails, unfortunately, the children will pay the price.

Dear Upset: Over the course of most marriages, partners don’t reflexively share all of their outside communications with one another, but you and your husband are at an inflection point, and a marriage counselor might suggest that your husband share his texts with you as a way to establish – or re-establish – trust. Oftentimes, this sort of transparency is an important step in moving forward.

The roots of the red twig dogwood are fibrous, which makes transplanting relatively easy and can help stabilize banks. It will be best to wait until this fall to move your shrub, as many plants are under stress now due to the heat and dry conditions. The shrub is small enough to transplant now, if it was in more of an emergency situation, such as moving it out of the way of construction. Water the shrub thoroughly a couple days before moving it, should you decide to relocate it soon.

The insect responsible (Olethreutes ferriferana) becomes a small moth in its adult form. In spring, the moth lays eggs on the branches. An egg hatches into a small caterpillar that weaves together the edges of an unfurling leaf to make a safe hiding place. Inside, the caterpillar will grow while feeding on the surrounding leaves and the developing flower buds. In summer, the caterpillar drops to the ground, where it turns into a pupa, overwinters and develops into next spring’s adult moth.

In 1924, the Grant Park Municipal Stadium opened and one year later was was renamed Soldier Field at the request of the Chicago Gold Star Mothers. The stadium has hosted rodeos, music festivals, prep football games, the first Special Olympics and more before becoming the home of the Chicago Bears in 1971. It went through a major redesign in 2003. Jun 17, 2021

Wearing white T-shirts printed with the face of a Black girl with Afro puffs and a mask, youths and adults from groups like the Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization, GoodKids MadCity, H.E.R. Chicago, Mothers Opposed to Violence Everywhere, Protect Black Girls and Long Walk Home walked together while chanting in unison: “When Black girls are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!”

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It’s part of the natural circle of life to say goodbye. Nothing lasts forever, but bidding adieu doesn’t have to be a gut-wrenching, tear-driven experience filled with sadness and regret. It’s possible to say goodbye feeling whole and complete, graceful and poised leaving a lasting positive impression with family, friends and neighbors.