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Oddity Central - Weird Places, Odd Events, Bizarre News, Strange People and A Lot More. 1898646_460s.jpg (460×9230) A Game That Will Improve Any Relationship. Getting To Know You One of the best ways to improve and deepen a relationship is mutual understanding. What’s the best way to achieve this? Asking questions, really listening, and then sharing your stories too. I originally developed this idea as a way to grow your relationship with your child, and then it occurred to me that this communication game could benefit all relationships. How well do you really know your child, spouse, mate, or friend? What follows is a game you can “play” with another person to learn more about each other, have a few laughs and deepen your bonds. Parents & ChildrenParent & ChildNewly Dating CouplesMarried Couples2 Friends or Group of FriendsGrandparents & GrandchildrenParents and their Adult Children The Relationship Game Take turns asking and answering the questions below.

Print out the questions below. The Questions (for any age – feel free to modify) What is your favorite color? Questions Especially (but not exclusively) for Young Children Further Resources: Well, At Least There Was Good Stuff to Read: The Books of the Decade | Books. Anybody remember how anxious and thrilled we were in those last months of the 20th century? When we weren't at war and we had a budget surplus and it looked like Al Gore would be president? The prospect of a 21st century filled with new technologies, new art and literature loomed large and bright. But now, as we look back at what was decidedly a shitty decade for an incredible variety of people in an equally incredible variety of ways (evictions/invasions/bombings/etc), it's surprisingly hard to be pessimistic about the books that assessed, satirized, dramatized and distracted us from the events of the past 10 years.

Goethe said that the decline of a nation's literature is the precursor to that nation's fall, and with this look back at the books that defined the decade, we'd like to tell Goethe to suck it. Almost in spite of ourselves, we're still writing, translating, publishing and even occasionally buying good books in this country. Rules of Life, Life Quotes, Tumblr Quotes, Relatable Quotes, Inspirational Quotes.

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