It’s not always easy being a sister, but if you’re lucky enough to have a sister I’m sure you understand that the relationship you have with your sister is one of strongest friendship, you could ever wish for.
Of course families fight sometimes and siblings bicker often – but deep down we all love our sisters. I know that my sister is my best friend and regardless of what either of us does, nothing will change that.
“A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves - a special kind of double,” Toni Morrison.

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Fall head over PUMA heels this Valentines Weekend in one of the biggest social running events of the year.

Whether you're running towards your fitness goal, or that babe up ahead, this Valentine's Weekend get your heart racing and your endorphins flowing at the inaugural PUMA Love Run on Saturday February 12.

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As Valentine’s Day looms nearer, is it all about light, love and laughter… chocolates and roses, or might it be useful, fun and interesting to dig below the wrapping and see what happens on the other 364 days of the year?
Most of us have noticed by now that we are living in ‘interesting times’. And wherever you look relationships don’t seem to be doing so well. Many people, our conservative politicians included, often recommend that we go back to the good ole days when men and women knew their place in society.
However, my belief is that we humans are part of a much larger evolution in consciousness and we have entered a healing time of chaos… a time where the old, stale ways of thinking are dying, and new fresh ways of being together are inexorably emerging.

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As we draw an end to National Child Protection Week; the National Council for Children Post-Separation (NCCPS) has revealed that they are seriously concerned at the irrational and tragic paradox that while State Child Protection workers, Police and Medical Practitioners are working to prevent child abuse and to protect children from abuse, the Family Courts are ordering children to live with, or to have unsupervised contact with, parents who have abused them or are known and proven abusers.  

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Friday September, 10th, 2010 is World Suicide Prevention Day 2010

An astounding 65,000 Australian’s attempt suicide each year; with around 2,200 dying by suicide annually. Health experts believe the real figure is closer to 2,500 and with each suicide and suicide attempt six Australians will be heavily affected.

Friday September, 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day, an international day that aims to reduce the stigma of suicide and promote help seeking behaviour. Increased awareness will promote the healthy action of seeking help from various community health programs including beyondblue and SANE Australia.

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I trust my friend with my life, but I can't believe what my best friend did...

Your best friend is someone you can rely on to be there, for you, in the good, the bad and the ugly times of life. You trust this person with all your heart and give them 110% of yourself and of course you expect the same in return. You're there for them when they cry, smile or laugh. You will drop everything to be there for them when they are upset; whether it be over a boy, a girl, a fight or a job. You are a team, you tell each other how much you care, how much you love being friends and how you will be there for each other, forever, no matter what...

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Frenemies is the newest book from Alexa Young. It tells the story of two young girls who have been best friends for a long time and have big plans for their school year until they both begin to disagree about everything and they turn into full-blown worsties! This isn't uncommon, especially in school years. Would you know if you had a frenemie? The turn 'frenemie' became popular after the 2004 teen flick, Mean Girls, the term is classified as a friend and and enemy, and acknowledges the fact that friendship may not always be simple and friendly. You could have a frenemie and not know or you could have a frenemie that you defiantly know about! Below we have included some things that may help you pick whether your friend is your friend or you enemy!

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If there was a website where you could rate your ex? Or rate any guy you'd been on a date with what would you say? Would you be honest, or rude because you were hurt? For the release of He's Just Not That Into You and Ex-Girlfriends United we are asking the question How do you rate your ex? More often than not dealing with your ex is trouble, especially if either of you are hurt or have moved onto new relationships. There are very few people that can forget about the past and move on and be good friends with an ex.

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Do you have modern female dating anxiety (MFDA)? Dating is hard I NO! Where to go? Do you ask him? Does he ask you? What do you wear? Actually it sounds rather fun and exciting! But take a minute to think about how MFDA may exist in your life. 'Stop Wondering If You'll Ever Meet Him: A Revolutionary Approach for Putting the Date Back into Dating' is the new help-guide written by Ryan Browning Cassady and Jessica Cassady.PhD. When it comes to dating and relationships, do you, or have you ever had these problems:

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Have you ever found yourself thinking, but I thought we were friends? Have you ever been hurt by a friend? You're very lucky if you have never been hurt or disapointed by a friend, someone who you thought you could trust then later turned out to be completely untrustworthy! Most of us don't wish to talk about being hurt after a broken friendship but without confronting the problem via talking, it may haunt you for years, and may affect your relationships in the future. While everyone's friendship experiences may be different there are always common factors to the stories that hurt and confuse us. As accepting human-beings we often see our friends and family as the closest and most important people, this is why we are so badly affected when they disapoint us.

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