Sentences with phrase «family than battling»

Not exact matches

And when it comes to «family values,» we're weary of battles to «protect» marriage from gay couples, when so many young evangelicals have grown up in broken homes, witnessing our parents divorce and remarry at rates just as high as in the non-evangelical world (more than 33 % of marriages among born - again Christians end in divorce, the same as in the general population).

And I agree — you want the family table to be a place of warmth and peace, rather than a battle ground.

Education is needed, change in policies at the local level are needed, the level of homelessness among families with young children needs to decline, but in the meantime there are families who don't have the option (the laudromats near us are pretty clear in this policy as are the daycares, and I had more than one funny look from guests when they saw me putting diapers into the washing machine, I imagine the reaction in shared housing is more difficult to battle.)

Although the war that claimed more American lives than any other can hardly be seen as entertainment, the re-creation of battles, military drills and battlefront encampments gives visitors an intimate, educational glimpse of the grim, early 1860s, providing a platform for continuing family discussions.

More on the Labour leadership from Channel 4 News: - Labour leadership: the contenders - Andy Burnham: the «ordinary» person's candidate - Diane Abbott: more than a token candidate - Ed Miliband: the alternative brother - Miliband brothers» leadership battle divides Labour - David to Ed: Miliband family must remain strong - Labour leadership: the «squabble» for power

«Republicans and Democrats have battled over the Working Families Party line in Troy, and both sides have resorted to dirty tricks on more than one occasion.

With her beloved family at stake, not to mention Gale's, Katniss doesn't bat an eye when agreeing, but there's something about her innate defiance that unsettles the President, and hence, the next games the 75th annual ones, won't find their tributes from the general populations of each district as is the custom, but rather from the pool of victors, making the battle all the more deadly, and Katniss more worried about Peeta than herself.

Following the death of family patriarch and celebrated poet Beverly Weston (Shepard, in an appearance that's just slightly more than a cameo), the entire brood returns to the titular home to rally around their mother Violet (Streep), a cancer - battling, pill - popping woman.

No family feud was more memorable, or more memorably resolved, than the mother - daughter battle in writer - director Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird, likely to earn Oscar nods for Gerwig and stars Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf.

Schaffner came from TV, and while he has few of the obnoxious visual affectations of the TV - trained director, he tends to restrict the most significant actions and relationships in his films to spatial arenas that could be served very adequately by the tube rather than the Panavision screen: the real convention hustle in The Best Man takes place in hotel rooms, hallways, and basements; the tensest moments in his strange and (to me) very sympathetic medieval mini-epic The War Lord are confined to a small soundstage clearing or that besieged tower; the battle scenes in Patton are hardly clumsy, but the real show is George C. Scott; and Nicholas and Alexandra comes alive only after the royal family has been penned up under the watchful eyes of Ian Holm and then Alan Webb, far from the splendor of St. Petersburg or the shambles of the Great War.

Yet another quietly ingenious title for the Nintendo Switch, Kingdom Battle is a game far greater than the sum of its family - friendly parts.

The movie is rated PG - 13, and pitched to a slightly younger audience, but it should be noted the climactic battle scenes are more violent than is typical with family - oriented animated fare.

As a former district public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, I'm deeply disappointed that the nation's teacher unions chose to battle rather than seek the enormous opportunities for teachers, as well as families and students, in the charter idea.

And this new school year brings significant excitement for more than 1,000 new Connecticut charter school students just months after their families fought and won a battle for a spot in these schools of choice.

The Family Circle Cup, a WTA Premier Event, boasts a competitive purse every year and more than ninety players battle for one of the most coveted trophies in women's tennis.

Can she forgive him for their past indiscretion or does she turn him in to be executed, a traitor to both sides?In the summer of 1862, her family's plantation becomes the personal battle ground between them as deceit, betrayal and passion ignite the flames of love and hate that burn brighter than the roar of the g...

Battle's the good one in the family, the one her parents are proud of but little do her parents know that Battle is moving cross-country at the urging of her brother Nick, who's been estranged from the family for more than four years.

Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters more richly drawn than any Lehane has ever created, The Given Day tells the story of two families — one black, one white — swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power.

But — in the political battles to come — Labor has much more to lose than it will ever hope to gain in taking a policy position that is nothing more than a naked attempt to prop up its mates running Union Super funds and near - bankrupt cowboys like Infigen — at the expense of the poorest and most vulnerable; struggling businesses; and cash - strapped families.

While child support guidelines in Indiana were modified nearly five years ago in order to promote fairness in family law proceedings, many parents still find themselves battling a system that is either forcing them to pay more than they can reasonably afford or isn't making the non-custodial parent pay what is necessary to provide for the child.

«It has been a bit of an uphill battle convincing [the law profession] as an institution to evolve, to try new things, to really start shifting to meet the clients» expectations rather than answer our own fears and needs as professionals,» Michelle Crosby said in a recent interview with National Magazine about how Wevorce is changing the way lawyers help families experiencing divorce.

Of course, rather than engage in a court battle and having a judge decide a time - sharing schedule, most family law professionals (including myself) will tell you that it is much better for the parents to agree on a time - sharing schedule through a private divorce resolution method such as collaborative divorce.

If somebody has an unwell family member with a prolonged battle against a serious illness, or if they themselves have an addiction to a Class A drug or a serious drink problem then that will span longer than the course of one exam sitting.

First, take custody and access battles out of the family law litigation maelstrom by having a statutory automatic mandatory joint custody and access regime in all cases other than those where (a) the parties agree in writing otherwise, and (b) there is, on a high accusatory threshold, evidence that one parent is unfit.

via Norwich father urges judges to publish rulings on his decade - long family court battle which has cost him more than # 500,000 — Crime — Eastern Daily Press

If you are not in fear for your safety, if you don't have the need for a judge tell everyone you are right, and if your spouse does not have a severe psychological or personality disorder, then your family should work together outside of court to constructively restructure via the collaborative process rather than to battle it out in court.

Court battles can rip families even further apart than before, but mediation often teaches former partners how they can work together successfully even though their marriage is over.

Today, my dad continues to courageously fight his battle with Leukemia, however I now feel more at peace with what this means and my family is closer than ever before.

Clinicians say that the role of stepmother is more difficult than that of stepfather, because stepmother families may more often be born of difficult custody battles and / or particularly troubled family relations.

The fact is The Family Courts uniquely creates an environment that skews parent's thinking in deciding they would rather kill their children in murder / suicide than lose them in a Family Court Child Custody Battle.

Rather than fighting an acrimonious court battle, couples and their lawyers work together with such experts to seek the best solution for the family.

Of course, rather than engage in a court battle and having a judge decide a time - sharing schedule, most family law professionals (including myself) will tell you that it is much better for the parents to agree on a time - sharing schedule through a private divorce resolution method such as collaborative divorce.

And that, Brumley says, can help families emerge from a divorce in a better place than if they battled it out in court.

Rather than two individuals pitted against one another in a battle fought primarily through letters shared between law offices or in court — one that typically lasts well in excess of a year — couples who choose to divorce through Kawartha Collaborative Practice sit at a table, work out details of an agreement, and explore the options that work best for their family.

Live beautifully wherever.I learned how to let go of clutter (that's a battle) that's going on.Living in a small town makes it easier, for me to take care of my 4 year old daughter together with hospital work and blogging.Living together as a family us more important than any other choice.

Daily I battle to keep my priorities straight... remembering it's more important to my family that I be present rather than perfect.